Racial and ethnic differences in substance abuse treatment initiation and engagement

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-21

  Acevedo, Andrea ^a   Garnick, Deborah W ^a   Lee, Margaret T ^a   Horgan, Constance M ^a   Ritter, Grant ^a   Panas, Lee ^a   Davis, Steve ^b   Leeper, Tracy ^b   Moore, Rebecca ^b   Reynolds, Mark ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services   (United States)

Author keywords

performance measures; race ethnicity; substance abuse treatment; treatment engagement; treatment initiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OKLAHOMA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863298202     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: 15332659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2012.652516     Document Type: Article

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