Gender, hospitalization and mental disorders among homeless people compared with the general population in Stockholm

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 511-516

  Beijer, Ulla ^a   Andréasson, Sven ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

alcohol and drug use; gender; homelessness; hospitalization; mental disorders

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 77957330222     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq033     Document Type: Article

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