Rate of mental health service utilization by Chinese immigrants in British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-51

  Chen, Alice W ^a   Kazanjian, Arminée ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Chinese; Immigrants; Mental health services; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHINESE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ASIAN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; MIGRATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 13844255709     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404017     Document Type: Article

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