Characteristics of Chinese and Korean Americans in outpatient treatment for alcohol use disorders: Examining heterogeneity among Asian American subgroups

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 128-142

  Park, So Youn ^a   Shibusawa, Tazuko ^a   Yoon, Sung Min ^b   Son, Haein ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Creedmoor Psychiatric Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Alcohol use disorders; Asian Americans; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ASIAN AMERICANS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953000474     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: 15332659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332641003772660     Document Type: Article

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