Tackling the needs of the homeless: A controlled trial of health advocacy

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 221-232

  Graham Jones, S ^a,b   Reilly, S ^a   Gaulton, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Knowsley Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health advocacy; Health status; Homeless people; Primary care family practice; Quality of life; Quasi experimental controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 3042828617     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2004.00491.x     Document Type: Article

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