Homeless women's access to health services: A study of social networks and managed care in the US

Women and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 149-162

  Williams, Samantha P ^a   Gardos, P Sandor ^a   Ortiz Torres, Blanca ^b   Tross, Susan ^c   Ehrhardt, Anke A ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care access; Homeless women; Managed care; Shelters; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIAL WELFARE; STAFF; THEORY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HOUSING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0035189630     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v33n03_09     Document Type: Article

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