The health and housing in transition study: A longitudinal study of the health of homeless and vulnerably housed adults in three Canadian cities

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 609-623

  Hwang, Stephen W ^a,b   Aubry, Tim ^c   Palepu, Anita ^d   Farrell, Susan ^e   Nisenbaum, Rosane ^a   Hubley, Anita M ^d   Klodawsky, Fran ^f   Gogosis, Evie ^a   Hay, Elizabeth ^c   Pidlubny, Shannon ^d   Dowbor, Tatiana ^a   Chambers, Catharine ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e ROYAL OTTAWA HEALTH CARE GROUP   (Canada)

^f CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health; Homeless persons; Housing; Longitudinal studies; Mental health; Quality of life; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 81755171995     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0283-3     Document Type: Article

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