## Abstract **Background:** The homeless population is among the poorest of the poor in the United States. Employment and government programs are potential sources of income, but many homeless people face potential barriers to work: many have serious mental and physical disabilities, and many more
The health and mental health of disabled substance abusers
โ Scribed by Katherine E. Watkins; Deborah Podus; Emilia Lombardi
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 690 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1556-3308
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