Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 398-406 , December 2009

Reducing cultural barriers to substance abuse treatment among Asian Americans: A case study in New York City

  • Jiang Yu, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Albany, NY 12203, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 518 457 0053; fax: +1 518 457 5674.
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  • Lucia Perfetti Clark, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Albany, NY 12203, USA
    • ,
  • Lalita Chandra, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Albany, NY 12203, USA
    • ,
  • Agnelo Dias, Ed.D.

      Affiliations

    • Asian Outreach Program, Child Center of New York, Elmhurst, NY 11373, USA
    • ,
  • Ting-Fun May Lai, M.S.W.

      Affiliations

    • Behavioral Health Services, Hamilton Madison House, New York, NY 10002, USA

Received 31 December 2008 ,Revised 21 May 2009 ,Accepted 21 May 2009.

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PII: S0740-5472(09)00090-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2009.05.006

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 398-406 , December 2009

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