Homelessness among older adults in a Texas border town

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 35-56

  Hatchett, Bonnie F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Elderly; Homeless; Mexican American; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING POLICY; SOCIAL POLICY; TRAINING;

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; POLICY; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC POLICY; TEXAS;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 5044237470     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v16n03_03     Document Type: Article

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