Homelessness in Europe and the United States: A comparison of prevalence and public opinion

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 505-524

  Toro, Paul A ^a   Tompsett, Carolyn J ^a   Lombardo, Sylvie ^b   Philippot, Pierre ^c   Nachtergael, Hilde ^c   Galand, Benoit ^c   Schlienz, Natascha ^d   Stammel, Nadine ^d   Yabar, Yanélia ^e   Blume, Marc ^f   Mackay, Linda ^g   Harvey, Kate ^h  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^f University of Glasgow ^*

^g UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; ITALY; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547891887     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2007.00521.x     Document Type: Article

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