Based on a broad sample of 228 homeless adults from throughout Buffalo, New York, single homeless women (n Ο 56), homeless women with children (n Ο 41), and single homeless men (n Ο 131) were compared on a wide range of measures with established reliability and validity. Based on total lifetime inco
A comparison of homeless men and women: Different populations, different needs
β Scribed by Carol S. North; Elizabeth M. Smith
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 557 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0010-3853
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