The homeless in America: Adapting your practice

American Family Physician

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Montauk, Susan Louisa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIET; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749685734     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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