Older homeless adults: Can we do more?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-6

  Kushel, Margot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MENTAL HEALTH; NOTE; NURSING HOME; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY;

EID: 84856742000     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1925-0     Document Type: Note

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