Aging and homelessness

Gerontologist

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-14

  Cohen, Carl I ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Homeless; Mental illness; Poverty

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; MENTAL DISEASE; MODEL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VICTIM;

EID: 0032980188     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/39.1.5     Document Type: Review

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