Ethnic variations in mental health attitudes and service use among low- income African American, Latina, and European American young women

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 515-530

  Alvidrez, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; POVERTY; PREJUDICE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0032726555     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018759201290     Document Type: Article

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