The influence of perceived risk to health and immigration-related characteristics on substance use among Latino and other immigrants.

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Published in Am J Public Health on April 01, 2008

Authors

Victoria D Ojeda1, Thomas L Patterson, Steffanie A Strathdee

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Division of International Health and Cross-Cultural Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0622, USA. vojeda@ucsd.edu

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