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The role of religiosity as a protective factor against marijuana use among African American, White, Asian, and Hispanic adolescents

Ngoc Nguyen NguyenSchool of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Christina E. NewhillSchool of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Pages 547-552 | Received 26 May 2015, Accepted 08 Sep 2015, Published online: 10 Mar 2016

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