Ladies' night: Evaluating a drop-in programme for homeless and marginally housed women in San Francisco's mission district

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-121

  Magee, Catherine ^a   Huriaux, Emalie ^a  

^a Women's Community Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Harm reduction; Homeless; Injection drug user; Trauma; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DROP IN PROGRAMME; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; ETHNOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HYGIENE PRODUCT; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SAFE SEX; SAFETY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; SAN FRANCISCO; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 41049090954     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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