The aftercare project: An intervention for homeless childbearing families

Family and Community Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 17-27

  Murrell, Nanny L ^a   Scherzer, Teresa ^b   Ryan, Martha ^c   Frappier, Nancy ^c   Abrams, Alice ^d   Roberts, Carla ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Homeless Prenatal Program   (United States)

^d Brookings Harbor Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeless persons; Low income population; Poverty; Pregnant women; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039337425     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200010000-00004     Document Type: Article

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