Homelessness and Health Care: Considerations for Evaluation, Management, and Support Within the Primary Care Domain

Disease-a-Month

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 719-733

  Koon, Adam D ^a   Kantayya, Vivek S ^a   Choucair, Bechara ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FOLLOW UP; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SELF CARE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650226626     PISSN: 00115029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2010.10.005     Document Type: Review

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