Gender, injury status and acculturation differences in performance of screening instruments for alcohol problems among US Hispanic emergency department patients

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-157

  Cherpitel, Cheryl J ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Dependence; ED; Hispanics; Screening

Indexed keywords

INDICATOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRINKING; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032889786     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(98)00122-7     Document Type: Article

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