Health status and health care experiences among homeless patients in federally supported health centers: Findings from the 2009 Patient Survey

Health Services Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 992-1017

  Lebrun Harris, Lydie A ^a   Baggett, Travis P ^b   Jenkins, Darlene M ^c   Sripipatana, Alek ^a   Sharma, Ravi ^a   Hayashi, A Seiji ^a   Daly, Charles A ^a   Ngo Metzger, Quyen ^a  

^a HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c National Health Care for the Homeless Council   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; Community health centers; health services utilization; health status; homeless persons; primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BINGE DRINKING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY SHELTER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877635515     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12009     Document Type: Review

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