Substance Use, Dependence, and Service Utilization among the US Uninsured Nonelderly Population

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2079-2085

  Wu, Li Tzy ^a   Kouzis, Anthony C ^b   Schlenger, William E ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; ADDICTION; CHILD; COUNSELING; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PROBABILITY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COUNSELING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0642307274     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.12.2079     Document Type: Article

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