Eating rough: Food sources and acquisition practices of homeless young people in Adelaide, South Australia

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 212-218

  Booth, Sue ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; Food sources; Homeless youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNOWBALL SAMPLE; SOCIAL WELFARE; THEFT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD SERVICES; FOOD SUPPLY; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; THEFT;

EID: 33646489303     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2005848     Document Type: Article

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