Homeless shelter users in the postdeinstitutionalization era

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-62

  Stuart, H L ^a   Arboleda Florez J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care access; Homeless; Psychiatric epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; DEPRESSION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0343920703     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370004500108     Document Type: Article

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