Substance abuse among Asian American youth: An ecological review of the literature

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 669-677

  Hong, Jun Sung ^a   Huang, Hui ^a   Sabri, Bushra ^b   Kim, Johnny S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Asian Americans; Drugs; Substance; Tobacco; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952898897     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.11.015     Document Type: Article

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