Preventing Poor Mental Health and School Dropout of Mexican American Adolescents Following the Transition to Junior High School

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-131

  Gonzales, Nancy A ^a   Dumka, Larry E ^a   Deardorff, Julianna ^a   Jacobs Carter, Sara ^a   McCray, Adam ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mexican Americans; Prevention; School transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347527326     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558403258124     Document Type: Article

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