Disparities in Latino substance use, service use, and treatment: Implications for culturally and evidence-based interventions under health care reform

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 805-813

  Guerrero, Erick G ^a   Marsh, Jeanne C ^b   Khachikian, Tenie ^a   Amaro, Hortensia ^a   Vega, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Effective treatment; Health care reform; Latino substance use; Service use

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; COMORBIDITY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LINGUISTICS; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

DISPARITIES; EFFECTIVE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; LATINO SUBSTANCE USE; SERVICE USE;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888435743     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.07.027     Document Type: Review

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