Health-Compromising Behaviors: Why Do Adolescents Smoke or Drink?
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1072-4710
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.154.10.1025