The epidemiology of mental and substance use-related disorders among white, Chinese, and other Asian populations in Canada

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 904-912

  Tiwari, Suresh K ^a,b   Wang, JianLi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Ethnic differences; Mood disorders; Substance dependence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE DURATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33847625480     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370605101406     Document Type: Article

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