Health care for homeless persons

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 350, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 2329-2332

  Levy, Bruce D ^a,c   O'Connell, James J ^b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; POVERTY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2542587805     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp038222     Document Type: Review

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