The Role of the Emergency Department in the Care of Homeless and Disadvantaged Populations

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 839-848

  Morris, David M ^a   Gordon, James A ^b  

^a Framingham Union Hospital   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 33748533533     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2006.06.011     Document Type: Review

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