Use of substance abuse services by young uninsured American adults

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 946-953

  Wu, Li Tzy ^a   Ringwalt, Chris ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF HELP; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 23244432200     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.56.8.946     Document Type: Article

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