Elderly homeless a comparison of older and younger adult emergency shelter seekers in Bakersfield, California

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn , Issue 1, 2001, Pages 66-79

  Hecht, Laura ^a   Coyle, Bonita ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035535999     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00027640121957024     Document Type: Article

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