Can you be healthy on the street?: Exploring the health experiences of Halifax street youth

Canadian Journal of Urban Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-32

  Karabanow, Jeff ^a   Hopkins, Sharon ^a   Kisely, Steve ^a   Parker, Joanne ^a   Hughes, Jean ^a   Gahagan, Jacqueline ^a   Campbell, Leslie Anne ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health and homelessness; Service delivery; Street life; Street youth

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; PERCEPTION; SERVICE PROVISION; STANDARD OF LIVING; YOUNG POPULATION;

CANADA; HALIFAX; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 50449101620     PISSN: 11883774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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