Meeting the health care needs of street-involved youth

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 317-321

  Elliott, April S ^a   Baltzer, Franziska ^a   Di Meglio, Giuseppina ^a   Harvey, Johanne ^a   Johnson, Natasha I ^a   Katzman, Deborah K ^a   Lane, Margo A ^a   Lipnowski, Stan ^a   Pinzon, Jorge L ^a   Taddeo, Danielle ^a   Thompson, Gillian ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Health problems; Homelessness; SIY; Street; Youth

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANAMNESIS; ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; DRUG ABUSE; DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY; FOOD INSECURITY; FOSTER CARE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POVERTY; REVIEW; RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STREET INVOLVED YOUTH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOOTH DISEASE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84878930393     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/18.6.317     Document Type: Review

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