Mental health service utilization among Korean elders in Korean churches: Preliminary findings from the Memory and Aging Study of Koreans in Maryland (MASK-MD)

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 102-109

  Lee, Hochang Benjamin ^a   Han, Hae Ra ^b   Huh, Bo Yun ^b   Kim, Kim B ^c   Kim, Miyong T ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Korean Resource Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural aspects; Epidemiology (dementia); Epidemiology (mental health); Health service use

Indexed keywords

AGED; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLERGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLERGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84890858831     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.814099     Document Type: Article

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