Psychological research on homelessness in Western Europe: A review from 1970 to 2001

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 483-503

  Philippot, Pierre ^a   Lecocq, Catherine ^a   Sempoux, Fanny ^a   Nachtergael, Hilde ^a   Galand, Benoit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; HOMELESSNESS; LITERATURE REVIEW; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547873547     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2007.00520.x     Document Type: Review

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