Substance-abusing urban homeless in the late 1990s: How do they differ from non-substance-abusing homeless persons?

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 606-617

  O'Toole, Thomas P ^a   Conde Martel, Alicia ^b   Gibbon, Jeanette L ^c   Hanusa, Barbara H ^d   Freyder, Paul J ^e   Fine, Michael J ^d,f  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

^c Maricopa Co Dept of Public Health   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Pittsburgh Salvation Army   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidities; Homelessness; Needs; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THEFT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 7644232998     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jth144     Document Type: Article

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