Drug treatment services for ethnic communities in Victoria, Australia: An examination of cultural and institutional barriers

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-26

  Reid, Gary ^a   Crofts, Nick ^a   Beyer, Lorraine ^a  

^a MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers; Drug Treatment; Ethnicity

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; DRUG PRESCRIBING; ETHNIC MINORITY; HEALTH SERVICES; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VICTORIA;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0035031523     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557850124373     Document Type: Article

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