Gender and race/ethnicity differences for initiation of alcohol-related service use among persons with alcohol dependence

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 140, Issue , 2014, Pages 48-55

  Alvanzo, Anika A H ^a   Storr, Carla L ^b,c   Mojtabai, Ramin ^a,c   Green, Kerry M ^d   Pacek, Lauren R ^c   La Flair, Lareina N ^c   Cullen, Bernadette A ^a,c   Crum, Rosa M ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol dependence; Gender; Race ethnicity; Service utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF HELP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK; DISEASE COURSE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH SERVICE; ONSET AGE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOLISM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924849547     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.03.010     Document Type: Article

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