Factors associated with emergency room use among injection drug users of African-American, Hispanic and White European background

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 268-280

  Lundgren, Lena ^a,d   Chassler, Deborah ^a   Ben Ami, Linsey ^a   Purington, Timothy ^b   Schilling, Robert ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tapestry Health Systems Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENDER; HISPANIC; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NARCOTICS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 22144459443     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550490590949442     Document Type: Article

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