Homelessness - On the health agenda in wales?

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 363-379

  Pritchard, John W ^a   Puzey, John W ^b  

^a Shelter Cymru   (United Kingdom)

^b Shelter Cymru   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Housing; Ill health; Poverty; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POLICY; POVERTY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; WALES;

EID: 13144249203     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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