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Peers or Parents?: An Examination of Risk and Protective Factors Influencing Use of and Curiosity about Marijuana among Adolescents in the Caribbean Island of Barbados

Alana D. D. GriffithThe University of the West Indies, Bridgetown, BarbadosCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mahalia JackmanThe University of the West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados
Pages 355-362 | Published online: 20 May 2020

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