Mobile Phone and Social Media Use of Homeless Youth in Denver, Colorado

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 90-97

  Harpin, Scott ^a   Davis, Jillian ^a   Low, Hana ^a   Gilroy, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; COLORADO; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSON; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL MEDIA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CELL PHONE; COLORADO; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84963527855     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370016.2016.1159440     Document Type: Article

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