Health and street/homeless youth

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 726-736

  Kelly, Katharine ^a   Caputo, Tullio ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health; Homelessness; Population health perspective; Youth

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FUNDING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 34548357004     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307080594     Document Type: Review

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