Titre :
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Substance use, dependence, and service utilization among the US uninsured nonelderly population. (2003)
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Auteurs :
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Li-Tzy WU ;
KOUZIS (Anthony-C) : USA. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Baltimore. MD. ;
William-E SCHLENGER ;
Rti International. Research Triangle Park. NC. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 93, n° 12, 2003)
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Pagination :
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2079-2085
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Homme
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Epidémiologie
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Toxicomanie
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Dépendance toxique
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Assurance maladie
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS X0a7rR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives : We examined the prevalence and correlates of substance use, dependence, and service utilization among uninsured persons aged 12 to 64 years. Methods : We drew study data from the 1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Results : An estimated 80% of uninsured non elderly persons reported being uninsured for more than 6 months in the prior year. Only 9% of these uninsured persons who were dependent on alcohol or drugs had received any substance abuse service in the past year. Non-Hispanic Whites were an estimated 3 times more likely than Blacks to receive substance abuse services. Conclusions : Compared with the privately insured, uninsured persons had increased odds of having alcohol/drug dependence and appeared to face substantial barriers to health services for substance use problems.
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