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Waldron KA, Wolfe E, Plisiewicz A, Turrisi RJ, Romano E. Long-term impact of familismo and ethnic identity on latinx college student drinking and high-risk consequences. J Ethn Subst Abuse 2024; 23:201-221. [PMID: 38768079 PMCID: PMC11106522 DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2022.2082618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Familismo, ethnic pride, and ethnic shame were examined as longitudinal predictors of Latinx college student alcohol use and high-risk alcohol-related consequences. Latinx students completed measures during the fall of their first (T1), second (T2), and fourth (T4) year of college. T1 familismo was positively associated with T2 ethnic pride and negatively associated with T2 ethnic shame. T2 ethnic pride was negatively associated with T4 drinking, while T2 ethnic shame was positively associated with T4 drinking. T4 drinking was positively associated with T4 consequences. Results suggest that Latinx ethnic pride and ethnic shame during the second-year of college act as mediators between first-year familismo and fourth-year drinking and consequences.
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- Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, Maryland
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Fang L, Lung Y. The Moderating Role of Social Support in the Relationship between Poor Mental Health and Excessive Alcohol Consumption: A Gender-Specific Analysis. Subst Use Misuse 2022; 57:409-417. [PMID: 35067188 DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2021.2019770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Background: Social support can potentially attenuate the positive relationship between poor mental health and excessive drinking. The present study tried to understand: (1) whether there is a gender-specific relationship between poor mental health and excessive drinking; and (2) if and how social support moderates the relationship between poor mental health and excessive drinking. Methods: We analyzed the data from 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS; N = 33,705). Weighted data were stratified by gender and controlled for demographic variables. We assessed poor mental health and social support as correlates of heavy and binge drinking, followed by analyzing the moderation effect of social support X poor mental health interaction terms. Results: Poor mental health is linked with excessive drinking across genders. The interaction analysis shows that social support moderates the effect of ever having a poor mental health day in men's heavy drinking, but the interaction term is not significant in all other excessive drinking models, suggesting that social support may not buffer the negative impact of poor mental health on problem drinking, particularly among women. Conclusion: Individuals with greater mental health challenges are more likely to drink hazardously, regardless of gender. Those who have low level of social support and poor mental health, particularly men, are at risk for heavy drinking. Given the majority of the interaction results is not significant, the study provides limited support for the buffering role of social support between poor mental health and problem drinking.
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- Lin Fang
- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Waldron KA, Turrisi RJ, Mallett KA, Romano E. Examining parental permissiveness toward drinking and perceived ethnic discrimination as risk factors for drinking outcomes among Latinx college students. Addict Behav 2021; 118:106900. [PMID: 33743494 PMCID: PMC8026724 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite almost 1 in 5 college students being Latinx, research examining risk factors for college alcohol misuse and consequences to inform prevention efforts for Latinx is limited. The current study attempts to address a health disparity among Latinx college students by examining the effects of parental permissiveness of underage drinking and perceived ethnic discrimination on drinking outcomes. METHODS Latinx students from three large and geographically diverse public universities (N = 215; 73% female) completed measures during the fall of their first (T1) and second (T2) years. Analyses used moderated regression with bootstrapping to obtain asymmetrical 95% confidence intervals. Parental permissiveness of underage drinking and perceived ethnic discrimination were assessed as predictors at T1. Drinking outcomes were assessed at T2 as typical weekly drinking, peak blood alcohol content (BAC), and alcohol-related consequences. RESULTS T1 permissiveness was significantly positively associated with T2 peak BAC. T1 discrimination significantly moderated the association between T1 permissiveness and T2 peak BAC as well as T2 consequences. The effects of T1 permissiveness on T2 peak BAC and T2 consequences were stronger among Latinx who experienced above-average levels of T1 discrimination. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest that among Latinx parental permissiveness of underage drinking and perceived ethnic discrimination are risk factors for peak BAC and alcohol-related consequences. The positive associations between parental permissiveness and peak BAC/consequences were stronger among Latinx students who experienced high levels of ethnic discrimination. Efforts to address these risk factors in future culturally sensitive parent-based interventions for Latinx college students are warranted.
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- Katja A Waldron
- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, MD 20705, USA
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Geisner IM, Trager BM, Hultgren BA, Larimer ME, Mallett KA, Turrisi R. Examining parental monitoring as a moderator of the relationship between depressed mood and alcohol use and problems. Addict Behav 2018; 81:117-124. [PMID: 29454811 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The comorbidity of depressed mood and college student drinking causes consequences for both the individual and society. Aspects of parenting have been shown to be important for college students' well-being. While some interventions are beginning to address this population, few studies have examined how parental monitoring impacts the relationship between depressed mood, alcohol use, and related consequences. The present study examined whether perceived parental monitoring moderated the relationship between depressed mood and alcohol use and related problems. METHODS Students (N = 796) completed a survey during the fall semester of their first two years of college at a large, public university assessing drinking and related negative consequences, maternal and paternal monitoring, and depressed mood. RESULTS Results revealed that maternal and paternal monitoring moderated the relationship between depressed mood and typical weekly drinking, and depressed mood and consequences (i.e., self-perception, self-care, blackouts). CONCLUSIONS Interventions should be tailored to parents based on considerations of both student mental health and alcohol use.
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Niño MD, Cai T, Mota-Back X, Comeau J. Gender differences in trajectories of alcohol use from ages 13 to 33 across Latina/o ethnic groups. Drug Alcohol Depend 2017; 180:113-120. [PMID: 28888150 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Revised: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Research examining alcohol use trajectories among Latina/os is scarce. Further, prior findings on alcohol use by ethnic group and gender is mixed. The purpose of this study was twofold: (a.) to examine developmental trajectories for two types of alcohol (drunkenness and heavy drinking) use across four Latina/o ethnic groups (Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Central/South American, and Mexican Americans) and, (b.) to examine the role of gender and ethnicity in developmental trajectories of drunkenness and heavy drinking among Latina/os. METHODS Data were drawn from Waves I-IV of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. The sample consisted of 1670 Latina/os that were followed from adolescence into adulthood. Multi-level logistic regression models were used to estimate drunkenness and heavy drinking trajectories and trajectories by gender. RESULTS indicate that, for all four ethnic groups examined, the probability of drunkenness and heavy drinking gradually increased in adolescence, peaked in "emerging adulthood", and decreased as they transitioned into adulthood. Findings also show divergent age trajectories by gender, but patterns varied across ethnicity and alcohol use outcome. CONCLUSIONS Key findings from this study demonstrate that among Latina/os, there are critical developmental periods for reported drunkenness and heavy drinking in the last 12 months, and that ethnicity and gender play substantial roles in the development of hazardous alcohol use over the life course.
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- Michael D Niño
- Department of Sociology, Willamette University, OR, USA.
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- Department of Sociology, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade Taipa, Macau, China
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- Department of Sociology, University of Hawai'i - West O'ahu, 91-1001 Farrington Hwy, Kapolei, HI 96707, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Sociology, Georgia Southwestern State University, 800 Georgia Southwestern State University Drive, Americus, 31709, Georgia
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Benz MB, DiBello AM, Balestrieri SG, Miller MB, Merrill JE, Lowery AD, Mastroleo NR, Carey KB. Off-Campus Residence as a Risk Factor for Heavy Drinking Among College Students. Subst Use Misuse 2017; 52:1133-1138. [PMID: 28557657 PMCID: PMC7220029 DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1298620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND College student alcohol use is a public health problem. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to examine associations between residence and drinking behaviors among college students. We hypothesized that living off-campus independently or with peers would be associated with riskier drinking than living on-campus, and living with parents would be associated with less risky drinking than living on-campus. METHODS We analyzed data from two separate studies conducted at two four-year universities in the Northeast. Study 1 examined data from 1286 students (57% female) attending a private university. In Study 2, analyses were replicated and extended with 2408 students (67% female) from a public university. We conducted regression analyses that controlled for age, race, gender, and class year to determine the unique association of residence on typical and peak drinking, frequency of heavy drinking, and alcohol-related consequences. RESULTS In both samples, students living off-campus without parents reported more frequent alcohol consumption, larger drinking quantities, more frequent heavy drinking, and a greater number of alcohol-related consequences than students living on-campus (ps <.001). In Study 2, students living off-campus with their parents exhibited significantly fewer risky drinking behaviors than those living on-campus (ps <.001). CONCLUSIONS Living off-campus - either independently or with peers - is a risk factor for heavy drinking and consequences. This group exhibits more risky drinking behaviors and alcohol-related consequences than students living on-campus, independent of age and class year. Therefore, students moving off-campus may be appropriate targets for alcohol misuse prevention programs.
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- Madeline B Benz
- a Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies , Providence , Rhode Island , USA.,b Psychology Department , Clark University , Worcester , Massachusetts , USA
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- a Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies , Providence , Rhode Island , USA.,c Brown University School of Public Health , Providence , Rhode Island , USA
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- c Brown University School of Public Health , Providence , Rhode Island , USA
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- a Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies , Providence , Rhode Island , USA.,c Brown University School of Public Health , Providence , Rhode Island , USA
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- a Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies , Providence , Rhode Island , USA.,c Brown University School of Public Health , Providence , Rhode Island , USA
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- c Brown University School of Public Health , Providence , Rhode Island , USA
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- d College of Community and Public Affairs , Binghamton University , Binghamton , New York , USA
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- a Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies , Providence , Rhode Island , USA.,c Brown University School of Public Health , Providence , Rhode Island , USA
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Lobato M, Sanderman R, Pizarro E, Hagedoorn M. Marijuana Use and Dependence in Chilean Adolescents and Its Association with Family and Peer Marijuana Use. Int J Behav Med 2017; 24:144-152. [PMID: 27699626 PMCID: PMC5288413 DOI: 10.1007/s12529-016-9595-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of the study is to examine (1) whether family and peer marijuana use are independently related to adolescent marijuana use in Chile, (2) whether family and peer marijuana use are associated with adolescent marijuana dependence in adolescents using marijuana, and (3) whether the adolescent's age moderates the association between family or peer use and adolescent marijuana use and/or dependence. METHOD This study used data from the National Survey on Drug Use in the General Population in Chile (a cross-sectional observational study), which was conducted in 2008 and 2010 in 4413 adolescents aged 12-19. Adolescents answered questions about their past-year marijuana use and dependence (ICD-10 criteria) and the marijuana use of their family and peers. Logistic regressions were performed while controlling for confounders. RESULTS Adolescents who had a family member who used marijuana were five times more likely to use the drug. Adolescents with a close friend who used marijuana were eight times more likely to use marijuana. When adolescents were using marijuana, they were three times more likely to be dependent if they had a family member who used the drug. However, no significant relationship was found between peer use and dependence. No statistically significant interactions were found between family or peer use and age. CONCLUSION Family and peer marijuana use was independently associated with adolescent's past-year marijuana use; however, only family marijuana use was statistically associated with adolescent's marijuana dependence.
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- Mónica Lobato
- University Medical Center Groningen, Health Psychology Section, University of Groningen, FA12, P.O. Box 196, 9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands
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- University Medical Center Groningen, Health Psychology Section, University of Groningen, FA12, P.O. Box 196, 9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Health Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Research Department, National Service for Prevention and Rehabilitation of Drug and Alcohol Use (SENDA), Agustinas 1235, 6th floor, Santiago, Chile
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- University Medical Center Groningen, Health Psychology Section, University of Groningen, FA12, P.O. Box 196, 9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands
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Hausheer R, Doumas DM, Esp S, Cuffee C. Parental Predictors of Adolescent Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Consequences. JOURNAL OF ADDICTIONS & OFFENDER COUNSELING 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/jaoc.12013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Robin Hausheer
- Department of Counselor Education, Institute for the Study of Addiction; Boise State University
- Now at Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology; Plymouth State University
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- Department of Counselor Education, Institute for the Study of Addiction; Boise State University
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- Department of Community and Environmental Health, Institute for the Study of Addiction; Boise State University
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- Department of Counselor Education, Institute for the Study of Addiction; Boise State University
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Sudhinaraset M, Wigglesworth C, Takeuchi DT. Social and Cultural Contexts of Alcohol Use: Influences in a Social-Ecological Framework. Alcohol Res 2016; 38:35-45. [PMID: 27159810 PMCID: PMC4872611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Alcohol use and misuse account for 3.3 million deaths every year, or 6 percent of all deaths worldwide. The harmful effects of alcohol misuse are far reaching and range from individual health risks, morbidity, and mortality to consequences for family, friends, and the larger society. This article reviews a few of the cultural and social influences on alcohol use and places individual alcohol use within the contexts and environments where people live and interact. It includes a discussion of macrolevel factors, such as advertising and marketing, immigration and discrimination factors, and how neighborhoods, families, and peers influence alcohol use. Specifically, the article describes how social and cultural contexts influence alcohol use/misuse and then explores future directions for alcohol research.
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Strunin L, Díaz-Martínez LR, Díaz-Martínez A, Heeren T, Winter M, Kuranz S, Hernández-Ávila CA, Fernández-Varela H, Solís-Torres C. Drinking patterns and victimization among male and female students in Mexico. Alcohol Alcohol 2014; 50:226-35. [PMID: 25534933 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agu092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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AIMS The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences, identify drinking profiles using latent profile analysis (LPA), and investigate associations between profiles and violent victimization among young people in Mexico. METHODS LPA identified profiles of drinking behavior in a survey of entering first year university students. Multinomial and logistic regression examined associations between drinking patterns, socio-demographic variables and violent victimization. RESULTS The LPA identified five profiles of behaviors and consequences among the 22,224 current, former and never drinkers: Non/Infrequent-No Consequences, Occasional-Few Consequences, Regular-Some Consequences, Heavy-Many Consequences and Excessive-Many Consequences drinkers. The Occasional-Few Consequences profile comprised the largest, and the Excessive-Many Consequences profile the smallest, group of drinkers. Multinomial regression showed males and older students more likely to be Heavy or Excessive-Many Consequences drinkers. Living alone was associated with higher odds, and higher maternal education with lower odds, of being a Non/Infrequent-No Consequences drinker. Heavier drinking profiles were more likely to experience violent victimization adverse consequences. Logistic regression showed male and female Heavy and Excessive-Many Consequences drinkers had the highest odds, and Non/Infrequent drinkers the lowest odds, of experiencing any victimization. CONCLUSION Findings suggest changes in male and female drinking behavior and a continuation of the established pattern of infrequent but high consumption among Mexican youths. Both male and female Heavy and Excessive-Many Consequences drinkers were at elevated risk for experiencing victimization. Identifying cultural gender norms about drinking including drinker expectations and drinking context that contribute to these patterns can inform prevention efforts.
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- Lee Strunin
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico/National Institute on Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñíz, Calzada México-Xochimilco no.101, Colonia San Lorenzo Huipulco, Delegacion Tlalpan, México, D.F. 14570, México
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- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Edifico 'F' Primer Piso. Circuito Escolar S/N. Ciudad Universitaria. Delegación Coyoacan, México, D.F. 04510, México
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Data Coordinating Center, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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- General Medical Services, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Circuito Escolar S-N Ciudad Universitaria. Delegación Coyoacan, México, D.F. 04510, México
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- General Medical Services, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Circuito Escolar S-N Ciudad Universitaria. Delegación Coyoacan, México, D.F. 04510, México
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