Toward a Needs-Based Typology of Homeless Youth

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 549-554

  Coward Bucher, Carrie E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeless youth

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 43649086735     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.11.150     Document Type: Article

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