Why Do Homeless People Use a Mobile Health Unit in a Country With Universal Health Care?

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 78-82

  Whelan, Ciara ^a,b   Chambers, Catharine ^a   Chan, Michael ^a   Thomas, Sunu ^a,b   Ramos, Gabrielle ^a,c   Hwang, Stephen W ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

community health; homeless persons; mobile health units; prevention; primary care

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952284389     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131910372233     Document Type: Article

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