Shelter-based convalescence for homeless adults in Amsterdam: A descriptive study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Van Laere, Igor ^a   De Wit, Matty ^a   Klazinga, Niek ^b  

^a MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 73349127072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-208     Document Type: Article

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