Using benchmarking research to locate agency best practices for African American clients

Administration and Policy in Mental Health

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 495-518

  Kondrat, Mary Ellen ^a   Greene, Gilbert J ^a   Winbush, Greta B ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Benchmarking research; Cultural competence; Organizational culture; Public mental health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; MINORITY GROUP; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BENCHMARKING; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OHIO; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0036662956     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020728427169     Document Type: Article

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