Community perceptions of mental health needs in an underserved minority neighborhood

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 203-217

  Roberts, Kay T ^a,c   Robinson, Karen M ^a   Topp, Robert ^a   Newman, Jamie ^a   Smith, Felicia ^b   Stewart, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55249108228     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370010802421202     Document Type: Article

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