Characteristics of Home: Perspectives of Women Who Are Homeless

Qualitative Report

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 299-317

  Walsh, Christine A ^a   Rutherford, Gayle E ^a   Kuzmak, Natasha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aand Community based Research; Homelessness; Shelter; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949116014     PISSN: 10520147     EISSN: 21603715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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