Asian Americans in community-based substance abuse treatment: Service needs, utilization, and outcomes

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-319

  Niv, Noosha ^a   Wong, Eunice C ^b   Hser, Yih Ing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American; Community; Service utilization; Substance abuse; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548692508     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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