Homelessness is not just a housing problem

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1639-1640

  Clark, Jocalyn ^a   Peiperl, Larry ^a   Veitch, Emma ^a   Wong, Mai ^a   Yamey, Gavin ^a  

^a PLoS Medicine ^*

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDITORIAL; FAMILY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRISON; PSYCHOSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WELLBEING;

EID: 58149468274     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000003     Document Type: Editorial

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