Religious typologies and health risk behaviors of African American college students

North American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 313-330

  Fife, John E ^a   Sayles, Harlan R ^b   Adegoke, Adekunle A ^c   McCoy, Jamal ^a   Stovall, Mikeya ^a   Verdant, Claudia ^a  

^a VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

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EID: 84861999525     PISSN: 15277143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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