Sleeping at the margins: A qualitative study of homeless drug users who stay in emergency hostels and shelters

Critical Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 319-328

  Nettleton, Sarah ^a   Neale, Joanne ^b   Stevenson, Caral ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

drugs; health behaviour; sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY SHELTER; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEAT; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SLEEP; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84863508392     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2012.657611     Document Type: Article

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