A Preliminary Classification System for Homeless Veterans With Mental Illness

Psychological Services

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-48

  Goldstein, Gerald ^a,b   Luther, James F ^a,b   Jacoby, Aaron M ^c   Haas, Gretchen L ^a,b   Gordon, Adam J ^a,b  

^a Pittsburgh Healthcare System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cluster analysis; homelessness; mental illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 40949126918     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1541-1559.5.1.36     Document Type: Article

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