Characteristics and health of homeless families: the ENFAMS survey in the Paris region, France 2013.
Background: The objectives were to estimate the size of homeless family population in Paris region, to describe their living conditions and health and to analyse the impact of homelessness on children's growth and development, which was never investigated in France. Methods: A cross-sectional survey...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Public Health Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 71 - 77 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Feb2016
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