Clinical, social, and service use characteristics of Fuzhounese undocumented immigrant patients

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1034-1037

  Law, Samuel ^a   Hutton, Miles ^b   Chan, Diana ^b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Gouverneur Diagn/Treatm Ctr B H   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; DOCUMENTATION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW YORK; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0038787625     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.54.7.1034     Document Type: Article

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