The importance of numbers: Using capture-recapture to make the homeless count in Adelaide

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-96

  D'Onise, Katina ^a   Wang, Yan ^b   McDermott, Robyn ^b  

^a Nunkuwarrin Yunti Inc   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capture recapture; Enumeration; Homeless

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; POLICY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

EID: 34247518689     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/py07012     Document Type: Article

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