Can a health advocate for homeless families reduce workload for the primary healthcare team? A controlled trial

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-74

  Rellly, S ^a   Graham Jones, S ^b   Gaulton, E ^c   Davidson, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Knowsley Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d Central Liverpool Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health advocacy; Health service costs; Health service utilisation; Homeless people; Primary care family practice; Quasi experimental controlled trial; Skill mix

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN POPULATION; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 1542707299     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2004.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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