Racial and ethnic disparities in use of psychotherapy: Evidence from U.S. National Survey Data

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 364-372

  Chen, Jie ^a   RizzO, John ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 77950786765     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.4.364     Document Type: Article

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