The responsibility to care for single homeless people

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 436-444

  Crane, Maureen ^a   Warnes, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community care; Health care; Homeless people; Older people; Unmet needs; Voluntary organisations

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; AGED; ARTICLE; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HOUSING; SINGLE PERSON; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATE MEDICINE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0035525170     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0966-0410.2001.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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