Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 256-262 , July 2009

Adolescent Perception of Premature Risk for Death: Contributions from Individual and Environmental Contextual Factors

Received 2 December 2008 ,Accepted 12 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.02.004

Academic Pediatrics
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