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Martinez, C.R., Eddy, J.M., DeGarmo, D.S. (2006). Preventing Substance Use among Latino Youth. In: Sloboda, Z., Bukoski, W.J. (eds) Handbook of Drug Abuse Prevention. Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-35408-5_18

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