Health and wellbeing of people living on the streets in South Africa
OUTPUT TYPE: Conference or seminar papers
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
TITLE AUTHOR(S): J.Seager, T.Tamasane
KEYWORDS: HEALTH, HOMELESS CHILDREN, HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 5479
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/5211
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/5211
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
TITLE AUTHOR(S): J.Seager, T.Tamasane
KEYWORDS: HEALTH, HOMELESS CHILDREN, HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 5479
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/5211
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/5211
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Abstract
As part of a wider multidisciplinary study of homelessness in South Africa, this research aimed to explore the health and wellbeing of homeless adults and children, their access to and utilisation of health services, and selected health risk behaviours.-
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