The impact of homelessness and shelter life on family relationships

Family Relations

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 243-252

  Lindsey, Elizabeth W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Family homelessness; Family relationships; Homeless mother child relationships; Homelessness; Shelter life

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032105530     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/584973     Document Type: Article

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