Reflections of a homeless population's lived experience with substance abuse

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 92-104

  Lowe, John ^a   Gibson, Sandra ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Thomas Edison State College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRIME; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRIME; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957467297     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370016.2011.564066     Document Type: Article

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