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Research Article

The influence of socioenvironmental risk factors on risk-taking behaviors among Bahamian adolescents: a structural equation modeling analysis

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Article: 2297577 | Received 20 Sep 2022, Accepted 13 Dec 2023, Published online: 08 Jan 2024

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