Dimensions and correlates of client satisfaction: An evaluation of a shelter for runaway and homeless youth

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 261-270

  Spiro, Shimon E ^a   Dekel, Rachel ^b   Peled, Einat ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Client satisfaction; Homeless youths; Runaway youths; Shelters

Indexed keywords

EID: 59549095412     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731508329395     Document Type: Article

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