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Acculturation and Adolescent Health: Moving the Field Forward

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  1. School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB # 3550, 325 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3550, USA

    Paul R. Smokowski

  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and Injury Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Corinne David-Ferdon

  3. Department of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, P.O. Box 26170, Greensboro, NC, 27402-6170, USA

    Martica L. Bacallao

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Smokowski, P.R., David-Ferdon, C. & Bacallao, M.L. Acculturation and Adolescent Health: Moving the Field Forward. J Primary Prevent 30, 209–214 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-009-0183-y

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