Heterogeneity among Latinas and Latinos entering substance abuse treatment: Findings from a national database

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 277-284

  Alvarez, Josefina ^a,b   Olson, Bradley D ^a   Jason, Leonard A ^a   Davis, Margaret I ^a   Ferrari, Joseph R ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Community Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol treatment; Drug treatment; Gender differences; Hispanics; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; COMMUNITY; CUBA; DATA BASE; DRUG SCREENING; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERTO RICO; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CUBA; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; PUERTO RICO; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942527493     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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