Critical incidents that facilitate homeless people's transition off the streets

Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 293-306

  MacKnee, Chuck M ^a   Mervyn, Jennifer ^b  

^a TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Public Health Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical incidents; Homeless; Street people; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036356096     PISSN: 10530789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016837231886     Document Type: Article

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