Let's ask the homeless people themselves: A needs assessment based on a probability sample of adults

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 343-366

  Acosta, Olga ^a   Toro, Paul A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Needs assessment; Service utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW YORK; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 0034207643     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005105421548     Document Type: Article

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