Factors Influencing Homelessness in Women

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-23

  Anderson, Debra Gay ^a   Rayens, Mary Kay ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Autonomy; Conflict; Homeless; Intimacy; Reciprocity; Social support; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; OREGON; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 1042301203     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2004.21103.x     Document Type: Article

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