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Correlates of homeless episodes among indigenous people.
This study reports the correlates of homeless episodes among 873 Indigenous adults who are part of an ongoing longitudinal study on four reservations in the Northern Midwest and four Canadian First Nation reserves. Descriptive analyses depict differences between those who have and have not experienced an episode of homelessness in their lifetimes. Multivariate analyses assess factors associated...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0143-005X
DOI: 10.1136/jech.50.3.382