Epidemiological studies on mental health needs of Asian population in New Zealand

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 408-412

  Kumar, Shailesh ^a   Tse, Samson ^b   Fernando, Antonio ^c   Wong, Sai ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d Chinese Metal Health Consultation Services   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; RACISM; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 33845490436     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764006065150     Document Type: Article

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