Prescription drug misuse among asian-american adults: Results from a national survey

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1700-1708

  Watkins, William C ^a   Ford, Jason A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Asian; Culture strain; Prescription drug misuse; Race

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF MEDICATION; STATISTICS;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 80053480613     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2011.605415     Document Type: Article

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