Digital communications among homeless people: Anomaly or necessity?

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 145-159

  Reitzes, Donald C ^a   Parker, Josie ^a   Crimmins, Timothy ^a   Ruel, Erin E ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; HOMELESSNESS; INTERNET; MOBILE PHONE; OWNERSHIP; SERVICE PROVISION;

ATLANTA; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84973559163     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/juaf.12310     Document Type: Article

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