Transitions into and out of homelessness among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting

Health and Place

Volumn 23, Issue , 2013, Pages 122-127

  Cheng, Tessa ^a,b   Wood, Evan ^a,d   Feng, Cindy ^c   Mathias, Steve ^d   Montaner, Julio ^a,d   Kerr, Thomas ^a,d   DeBeck, Kora ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addiction treatment; Drug use; Homelessness; Incarceration; Street youth

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG USER; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING PROVISION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL HOUSING; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; PROSTITUTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CANADA;

EID: 84880362004     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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