Effects of housing circumstances on health, quality of life and healthcare use for people with severe mental illness: A review

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-15

  Kyle, Tania ^a   Dunn, James R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Healthcare utilisation; Housing; Mental health status; Quality of life; Severe and persistent mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 37549007190     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2007.00723.x     Document Type: Article

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