A comprehensive assessment of health care utilization among homeless adults under a system of universal health insurance

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2013, Pages

  Hwang, Stephen W ^a   Chambers, Catharine ^a   Chiu, Shirley ^a   Katic, Marko ^b   Kiss, Alex ^b   Redelmeier, Donald A ^b   Levinson, Wendy ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; EPIDEMIOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84888244617     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301369     Document Type: Article

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