Ethnic and gender disparities in needed adolescent mental health care

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-110

  Thomas, John F Fred ^a   Temple, Jeff R ^b   Perez, Noe ^c   Rupp, Richard ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (United States)

^c School of Biomedical Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Ethnicity; Gender; School based mental health care; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951636722     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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