Who are 'the homeless'? Reconsidering the stability and composition of the homeless population

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1334-1338

  Phelan, Jo C ^a   Link, Bruce G ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MINORITY GROUP; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRISONER;

EID: 0032782750     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.9.1334     Document Type: Article

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