Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 118-125 , August 2009

What Accounts for Differences in Substance Use Among U.S.-Born and Immigrant Hispanic Adolescents?: Results from a Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study

  • Guillermo Prado, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Guillermo Prado, Ph.D., Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, 1425 N.W. 10th Avenue, Third floor, Miami, FL 33136.
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  • Shi Huang, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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  • Seth J. Schwartz, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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  • Mildred M. Maldonado-Molina, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Health Policy, College of Medicine and Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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  • Frank C. Bandiera, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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  • Mario de la Rosa, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Social Work, College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
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  • Hilda Pantin, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida

Received 22 July 2008 ,Accepted 4 December 2008.

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PII: S1054-139X(08)00672-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.12.011

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 118-125 , August 2009

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