Asian American and Pacific islander military veterans in the united states: Health service use and perceived barriers to mental health services

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2014, Pages

  Tsai, Jack ^a,b   Whealin, Julia M ^c,d   Pietrzak, Robert H ^a,b  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA Pacific Islands Healthcare System   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANCESTRY GROUP; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VETERAN; VETERANS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 84906076743     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302124     Document Type: Article

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