The primary health care service experiences and needs of homeless youth: A narrative synthesis of current evidence

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 62-75

  Dawson, Angela ^a   Jackson, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Homeless youth; Nursing; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84881306067     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2013.44.1.62     Document Type: Article

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