Not all school dropouts are the same: Ethnic differences in the relation between reason for leaving school and adolescent substance use

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 539-547

  Aloise Young, Patricia A ^a   Chavez, Ernest L ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

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EID: 23044534550     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.10054     Document Type: Review

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