An examination of racial and ethnic differences within a sample of Hispanic, white (non-Hispanic), and African American Medicaid-eligible pregnant substance abusers

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 489-498

  Argeriou, Milton ^a,b   Daley, Marilyn ^a  

^a MOTHERS Proj Hlth Addicts R   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pregnant women; Racial cultural differences; Treatment ramifications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; DETOXIFICATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; NEGRO; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAID; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 0031439574     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(96)00153-5     Document Type: Article

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