Obtaining representative samples of homeless persons: A two-city study

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-177

  Toro, Paul A ^a,e   Wolfe, Susan M ^b   Bellavia, Charles W ^c   Thomas, David M ^a   Rowland, Laurenn L ^a   Daeschler, Chester V ^d   McCaskill, Pamela A ^f  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c Crisis Services Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NONE

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EID: 0033484196     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6629(199903)27:2<157::AID-JCOP4>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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