Disparities in the use and quality of alcohol treatment services and some proposed solutions to narrow the gap

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 626-633

  Mulia, Nina ^a   Tam, Tammy W ^a   Schmidt, Laura A ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL REHABILITATION PROGRAM; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNICITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RACE; SOCIAL STATUS; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; UNITED STATES; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; RISK; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901953774     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300188     Document Type: Article

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