Causes of death in homeless adults in Boston

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 625-628

  Hwang, Stephen W ^a   Orav, E John ^b   O'Connell, James J ^c   Lebow, Joan M ^c   Brennan, Troyen A ^d  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030987058     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-126-8-199704150-00007     Document Type: Article

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