Cell phone use among homeless youth: Potential for new health interventions and research

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1175-1182

  Rice, Eric ^a   Lee, Alex ^a   Taitt, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cell phone; Homeless; Mobile phone; Social media; Social network

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PEER GROUP; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; PEER GROUP; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84855267928     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9624-z     Document Type: Article

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