"Homeless Youth" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Runaway and homeless children and adolescents living on the streets of cities and having no fixed place of residence.
| Descriptor ID |
D018453
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.325.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Homeless Youth- Homeless Youth
- Homeless Youths
- Youth, Homeless
- Youths, Homeless
- Homeless Child
- Child, Homeless
- Homeless Children
- Children, Homeless
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Homeless Youth" by people in Profiles.
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Development and Validation of a Method to Identify Children With Social Complexity Risk Factors. Pediatrics. 2016 09; 138(3).
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Characteristics of child commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking victims presenting for medical care in the United States. Child Abuse Negl. 2015 Jun; 44:98-105.
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Risk evaluations and condom use decisions of homeless youth: a multi-level qualitative investigation. BMC Public Health. 2015 Jan 31; 15:62.
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To use or not to use: a stage-based approach to understanding condom use among homeless youth. AIDS Care. 2014; 26(5):567-73.
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Substance use and other risk factors for unprotected sex: results from an event-based study of homeless youth. AIDS Behav. 2012 Aug; 16(6):1699-707.
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Increased substance use and risky sexual behavior among migratory homeless youth: exploring the role of social network composition. J Youth Adolesc. 2011 Dec; 40(12):1634-48.