Homeless youth and their exposure to and involvement in violence while living on the streets

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 360-367

  Kipke, Michele D ^a,b   Simon, Thomas R ^a   Montgomery, Susanne B ^a   Unger, Jennifer B ^a   Iversen, Ellen F ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolscence; Homeless; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEAR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WITNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CRIME VICTIMS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030958264     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00037-2     Document Type: Article

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