Factors associated with health-compromising behavior among the homeless

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 70-86

  Fitzpatrick, Kevin M ^a,b   La Gory, Mark E ^a,b   Ritchey, Ferris J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Health compromising behavior; Homeless; Protection; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; RACE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLEEP; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ARTICLE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 0037863795     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049208902238824     Document Type: Review

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