Cross-national variations in behavioral profiles among homeless youth

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-76

  Milburn, Norweeta G ^a,c   Rotheram Borus, Mary Jane ^a   Rice, Eric ^a   Mallet, Shelley ^b   Rosenthal, Doreen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Center for Community Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Homeless shelters; Homelessness; Social policy; Youth risk behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646485680     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-005-9005-4     Document Type: Article

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