Substance Abuse by Homeless Pregnant Mothers.

Wagner, Janet Dougherty; Menke, Edna Mae

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ERIC Number: EJ450993

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Substance Abuse by Homeless Pregnant Mothers.

Wagner, Janet Dougherty; Menke, Edna Mae

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, v3 n1 p161-72 Sum 1992

Studies characteristics of 29 pregnant homeless women (18 African Americans, 6 whites, and 5 others). In general, respondents are young, unmarried minority group members with no income other than entitlements, who have been without a home one year or less. These women have more health problems than the average population. (SLD)

Descriptors: Child Health, Demography, Drug Education, Drug Rehabilitation, Economically Disadvantaged, Health Needs, Homeless People, Illegal Drug Use, Incidence, Infants, Minority Groups, Mothers, Pregnancy, Prenatal Influences, Substance Abuse, Welfare Recipients

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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