Disparities in adequate mental health care for past-year major depressive episodes among white and non-white youth

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 57-72

  Alexandre, Pierre K ^a   Younis, Mustafa Z ^b   Martins, Silvia S ^a   Richard, Patrick ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to mental health; Disparities; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949607857     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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