Gender disparities in utilization and outcome of comprehensive substance abuse treatment among racial/ethnic groups

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 584-591

  Guerrero, Erick G ^a   Marsh, Jeanne C ^b   Cao, Dingcai ^c   Shin, Hee Choon ^d   Andrews, Christina ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehensive services; Gender; Moderator; Race Ethnicity; Service utilization; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896983931     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: 18736483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2013.12.008     Document Type: Article

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