Homeless families, singles, and others: Findings from the 1996 national survey of homeless assistance providers and clients

Housing Policy Debate

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 737-780

  Burt, Martha R ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographics; Homeless

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039563003     PISSN: 10511482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2001.9521428     Document Type: Article

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