Homeless admissions and immigration in a state mental hospital [10]

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 144-

  Appleby, Lawrence ^a   Luchins, Daniel J ^b   Freels, Sally ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b The University of Chicago   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INCOME; LETTER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; RISK FACTOR; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ADMISSION;

EID: 30144445288     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.57.1.144     Document Type: Letter

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