Health and lifestyle issues as risk factors for homelessness

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 6-12

  Heffron, Warren A ^a   Skipper, Betty J ^a   Lambert, Lori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; GROUP HOMES; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0030637013     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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