Acculturation profiles and alcohol use among Hispanic Americans
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1533-2640,1533-2659
DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2019.1679316