The health of homeless immigrants

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 943-948

  Chiu, S ^a   Redelmeier, D A ^b,c   Tolomiczenko, G ^d,e   Kiss, A ^c   Hwang, S W ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRUG; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; IMMIGRANT; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONTARIO; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 70350228504     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.088468     Document Type: Article

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