Psychiatric illness and substance abuse among homeless Asian-American veterans

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 704-707

  Lim, Sabina ^a   Kasprow, Wesley J ^b   Rosenheck, Robert A ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEGRO; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VETERAN;

ASIAN AMERICANS; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VETERANS;

EID: 33646463620     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.57.5.704     Document Type: Article

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