Analysis of the health status of the homeless clients utilizing a free clinic

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 172-177

  Notaro, Stephen J ^a   Khan, Marium ^a   Kim, Christina ^a   Nasaruddin, Mohammad ^a   Desai, Kinary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Free clinics; Homeless; Medical conditions; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ASTHMA; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872677962     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-012-9598-0     Document Type: Article

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