Disparities in completion of substance abuse treatment among Latino subgroups in Los Angeles County, CA

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1162-1166

  Guerrero, Erick G ^a   Cepeda, Alice ^a   Duan, Lei ^a   Kim, Tina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Substance Abuse Prevention and Control   (United States)

Author keywords

Interethnic disparities; Outpatient treatment; Treatment completion

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUBA; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MEXICO; PUERTO RICO; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863228524     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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