A structural model of alcohol use pathways among latino youth

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 209-219

  Yan, Fang Alice ^a   Beck, Kenneth H ^a   Howard, Donna ^a   Shattuck, Teresa Downs ^b   Kerr, Melissa Hallmark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol; Latino; Peer norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749101947     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.32.2.10     Document Type: Article

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