Old and homeless: A review and survey of older adults who use shelters in an urban setting

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 374-380

  Stergiopoulos, Vicky ^a,b   Herrmann, Nathan ^b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elderly homeless; Elderly hostel users; Urban psychiatry

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0041423603     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370304800603     Document Type: Article

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