Chronic Conditions, Behavioral Health, and Use of Health Services Among Asian American Men: The First Nationally Representative Sample

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 66-76

  Huang, Bu ^a   Appel, Hoa B ^b   Nicdao, Ethel G ^c   Lee, Hyung J Daniel ^d   Ai, Amy L ^e  

^a BASTYR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Minority Achievers Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American men; behavioral and mental health; chronic conditions; NLAAS; service seeking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871314793     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988312460885     Document Type: Article

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