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Assessing the Health Behaviors of African American Emerging Adults

Jamilia R. Sly Department of Oncological Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Rhonda K. Lewis Department of Psychology, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA
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Shani R. Roberts Department of Psychology, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA
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Shoshana Wernick Department of Behavioral Science, Butler County Community College, El Dorado, Kansas, USA
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Felecia A. Lee Department of Psychology, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA
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Chris M. Kirk Department of Psychology, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA
Pages 333-345 | Published online: 12 Oct 2011

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