Needs of the hidden homeless - no longer hidden: A pilot study

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 674-680

  Crawley, J ^a   Kane, D ^a   Atkinson Plato, L ^b   Hamilton, M ^c   Dobson, K ^a   Watson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b Windsor Essex Community Health Centre   (Canada)

^c Volunteer Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health; Hidden; Homeless

Indexed keywords

GUIDELINE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HOMELESSNESS; MENTAL HEALTH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC ACCESS; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL HOUSING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL WORK; TOOTH DISEASE;

HEALTH; HIDDEN; HOMELESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880744149     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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