Discrimination, Religious Coping, and Tobacco Use Among White, African American, and Mexican American Vocational School Students

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 169-183

  Horton, Karissa D ^a   Loukas, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Cigarette smoking; Mexican American; Racial discrimination; Religious coping; Vocational student

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873527107     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-011-9462-z     Document Type: Article

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