Health risk behaviors and aliteracy: Are they related?

American Journal of Health Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-8

  Burak, Lydia J ^a  

^a BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85015218553     PISSN: 19325037     EISSN: 21683751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19325037.2003.10603519     Document Type: Article

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