Disparities in access to behavioral health services for Puerto Rican-descended adolescents

Human Organization

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-76

  Duke, Michael R ^a   Mateo, Wandick ^b  

^a PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Behavioral health access; Disparities; Migration; Puerto Ricans

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMIGRANT; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; RACIAL DISPARITY; RACIAL SEGREGATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46649086737     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.67.1.d73v2x0x48217rx4     Document Type: Article

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