A Comparative study of homeless, previously homeless, and never homeless school-aged children's health

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 153-173

  Menke, Edna M ^a   Wagner, Janet D ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Community Education and Workforce Development   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0004716996     PISSN: 01460862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01460869709028260     Document Type: Article

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