Are rural American Indian adolescents becoming a race of angels?
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Health risks in American Indian adolescents: a descriptive study of a rural, non-reservation sample.
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عنوان ژورنال: First Peoples Child & Family Review
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1708-489X,2293-6610
DOI: 10.7202/1069531ar