Mental health service utilization among noncitizens in the United states: Findings from the national Latino and asian american study

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 406-418

  Lee, Sungkyu ^a   Matejkowski, Jason ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b TREATMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare disparities; Immigrants; Mental health service utilization; Noncitizens; US citizenship

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864831642     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-011-0366-8     Document Type: Article

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