Health status, quality of life, residential stability, substance use, and health care utilization among adults applying to a supportive housing program

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1076-1090

  Hwang, Stephen W ^a   Gogosis, Evie ^a   Chambers, Catharine ^a   Dunn, James R ^a,b   Hoch, Jeffrey S ^a   Aubry, Tim ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care utilization; Health status; Homelessness; Supportive housing

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CANADA; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC HOUSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855287298     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9592-3     Document Type: Article

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