Child Abuse, Street Victimization, and Substance Use Among Homeless Young Adults

Youth and Society

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 502-519

  Tyler, Kimberly A ^a   Melander, Lisa A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child abuse; homeless young adults; substance use; victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930461474     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X12471354     Document Type: Article

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