Asian American and Pacific Islander mental health and substance abuse agencies: Organizational characteristics and service gaps

Administration and Policy in Mental Health

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 79-86

  Chow, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ASIAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036763803     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021231701732     Document Type: Article

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