Acculturation and substance use: Social influence as a mediator among hispanic alternative high school youth

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-179

  Myers, Raquel ^a   Chou, Chih Ping ^b   Sussman, Steve ^b   Baezconde Garbanati, Lourdes ^b   Pachon, Harry ^b   Valente, Thomas W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; PEER GROUP; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; PEER GROUP; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 67650656929     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002214650905000204     Document Type: Review

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