The multidimensional structure of external barriers to substance abuse treatment and its invariance across gender, ethnicity, and age

Substance Abuse

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-54

  Xu, Jiangmin ^a   Rapp, Richard C ^a   Wang, Jichuan ^a   Carlson, Robert G ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug use; External treatment barriers; Invariance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; SEX RATIO; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 58149311477     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J465v29n01_06     Document Type: Article

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