Medical respite programs for homeless patients: A systematic review

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 499-524

  Doran, Kelly M ^a   Ragins, Kyle T ^a   Gross, Cary P ^a   Zerger, Suzanne ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Center for Social Innovation   (United States)

Author keywords

Aftercare; Homeless people; Hospitalization; Patient discharge; Respite care; Subacute care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878457569     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0053     Document Type: Review

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