Hospitalization costs associated with homelessness in New York City

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 338, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 1734-1740

  Salit, Sharon A ^a,d   Kuhn, Evelyn M ^b   Hartz, Arthur J ^c   Vu, Jade M ^a   Mosso, Andrew L ^a  

^a New York City Health   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d United Hospital Fund New York   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POVERTY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0032507885     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199806113382406     Document Type: Article

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