Comparing homeless persons' care experiences in tailored versus nontailored primary care programs

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2013, Pages

  Kertesz, Stefan G ^a   Holt, Cheryl L ^b   Steward, Jocelyn L ^c   Jones, Richard N ^d   Roth, David L ^e   Stringfellow, Erin ^f   Gordon, Adam J ^g   Kim, Theresa W ^h   Austin, Erika L ^a   Henry, Stephen Randal ^g   Johnson, N Kay ^a   Granstaff, U Shanette ^a   O'Connell, James J ⁱ   Golden, Joya F ^g   Young, Alexander S ^g   Davis, Lori L ^g   Pollio, David E ^j  

^a BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84888244514     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301481     Document Type: Article

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