Young urban African American adolescents' experience of discretionary time activities

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 517-539

  Bohnert, Amy M ^a   Richards, Maryse H ^a   Kolmodin, Karen E ^b   Lakin, Brittany L ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 49549112868     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2008.00569.x     Document Type: Article

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