Living on the margins: Older homeless adults in Toronto

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 19-46

  McDonald, Lynn ^a   Dergal, Julie ^a   Cleghorn, Laura ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Chronic homeless; Long term homeless; New homeless; Older homeless

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 34548304731     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v49n01_02     Document Type: Article

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