Measurement and data analysis in research addressing health disparities in substance abuse

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-43

  Burlew, Ann Kathleen ^a   Feaster, Daniel ^b   Brecht, Mary Lynn ^c   Hubbard, Robert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Ethnic minorities; Health disparities research; Measurement equivalence; Valid analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56349123679     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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