Traditionalism or low self-control?: Explaining the health-risk behaviors of American Indian youth

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 194-218

  Morris, Gregory D ^a   Wood, Peter B ^b   Dunaway, R Gregory ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247164554     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2007.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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