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RESEARCH

Media and Sex

Perspectives from Hispanic Teens

Georgia N. L. Johnston Polacek PhD, CHES Department of Health & Kinesiology, University of Texas, San Antonio, 6900 N. Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA; University of Texas, San Antonio, USA
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Viviana Rojas PhD Department of Communication, University of Texas, San Antonio, 6900 N. Loop 1604 W., San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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Steven Levitt PhD Department of Communication, University of Texas, San Antonio, 6900 N. Loop 1604 W., San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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Virginia Seguin Mika MPH Department of Medicine affiliated with South Texas Health Research Center, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA; University of Texas, San Antonio, USA
Pages 51-69 | Published online: 20 Nov 2008

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