Discrimination and mental health problems among homeless minority young people

Public Health Reports

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-67

  Milburn, Norweeta G ^a   Batterham, Philip ^a   Ayala, George ^b   Rice, Eric ^c   Solorio, Rosa ^d   Desmond, Kate ^a   Lord, Lynwood ^a   Iribarren, Javier ^a   Rotheram Borus, Mary Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AIDS Project Los Angeles   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74849120823     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491012500109     Document Type: Article

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