Ethnic Variation in the Prevalence of Substance Use Disorders in Youth Sectors of Care

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 59-81

  Aarons, Gregory A ^a,b   McCabe, Kristen ^a,c   Gearity, James ^a   Hough, Richard L ^a,b  

^a CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SERVICES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alcohol; Drugs; Epidemiology; Ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD WELFARE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1242342251     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J233v02n03_04     Document Type: Article

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