More Alike than Different: Health Needs, Services Utilization, and Outcomes of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Populations Treated for Substance Use Disorders

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• This study was supported in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (P30 DA016383 & K05DA017648) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT grant #s TI 11440-01, TI 11427-01, TI 11425-01, TI 11443-01, TI 11484-01, TI 11441-01, TI 11410-01 & TI 11411-01).
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• Preliminary results were presented at the 2009 College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Scientific Meeting. No previous publications have resulted from this work.
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