Public health care utilization in a cohort of homeless adult applicants to a supportive housing program

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 860-873

  Kessell, Eric R ^b   Bhatia, Rajiv ^c   Bamberger, Joshua D ^c   Kushel, Margot B ^a,d  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Homeless persons; Housing; Retrospective studies; San Francisco; Services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ETHNIC GROUPS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HOUSING; PUBLIC SECTOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAN FRANCISCO; SEX FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33748203096     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-006-9083-0     Document Type: Article

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