Culturally sensitive interventions and health and behavioral health youth outcomes: A meta-analytic review

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 401-423

  Hodge, David R ^a,b   Jackson, Kelly F ^a   Vaughn, Michael G ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culturally sensitive interventions; Diversity; Meta analysis; Racial ethnic minority; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MINORITY GROUP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953164544     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981381003648398     Document Type: Review

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