Substance use among Chinese, Filipino, and Vietnamese adult men living in San Jose, Daly City, and San Francisco, and its implications on ATOD prevention services

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-99

  Toleran, Daniel E ^a   Tran, Phu Duc ^a   Cabangun, Ben ^b   Lam, Jon ^a   Battle, Robynn S ^c   Gardiner, Phillip ^d  

^a Asian American Recovery Services Inc   (United States)

^b Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center   (United States)

^c PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asians; disaggregated data; substance use

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINESE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FILIPINO; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; CHINA; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHILIPPINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAN FRANCISCO; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858042346     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: 15332659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2012.652534     Document Type: Article

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