Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 372-380 , November 2007

Risk Behaviors of Dominican Adolescents in Their Homeland and in the United States

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 This study was funded in part by a grant from the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners (NAPNAP) Foundation. Additional support was provided by Northeastern University, Boston, Mass.

PII: S0891-5245(07)00119-8

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2007.03.005

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 372-380 , November 2007