Effectiveness of case management for homeless persons: A systematic review

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  De Vet, Renée ^a   Van Luijtelaar, Maurice J A ^a   Brilleslijper Kater, Sonja N ^a,b   Vanderplasschen, Wouter ^c   Beijersbergen, Mariëlle D ^a   Wolf, Judith R L M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884135607     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301491     Document Type: Review

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