Extending the extended family for homeless and marginally housed African American women

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 346-354

  Killion, Cheryl M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African american women; Extended family; Generations; Homelessness; Housesharing; Housing; Poverty; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0034266283     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1446.2000.00346.x     Document Type: Article

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