Do the homeless get a fair deal from General Practitioners?

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 292-297

  Wood, N ^a   Wilkinson, C ^a   Kumar, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practitioners; health needs; homelessness; primary care

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031404876     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642409711700506     Document Type: Article

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