Acculturation and alcohol treatment in ethnic minority populations: Assessment issues and implications

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 47-61

  Verney, Steven P ^a   Kipp, Billie Jo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Alcohol use disorders; Assessment; Racial and ethnic differences; Substance use disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; POOR GENERAL CONDITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIETY; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

EID: 39749120005     PISSN: 07347324     EISSN: 15444538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J020v25n04_04     Document Type: Article

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