Long-term morbidity and mortality among a sample of cocaine-dependent black and white veterans

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 926-940

  Yang, Joy C ^a   Huang, David ^a   Hser, Yih Ing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Black veterans; Cocaine dependence; Health disparities; Racial differences

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; VETERAN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; VETERANS;

EID: 33748159306     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-006-9081-2     Document Type: Article

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