Latino disparities in child mental health services

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 137-145

  Lopez, Cyntia ^a   Bergren, Martha Dewey ^b   Painter, Susan G ^b  

^a Chicago Public Schools   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Latino child mental health; Latino child mental health access; Latino child mental health disparities; Latino child mental health utilization

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CULTURE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PARENTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149299962     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2008.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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