Predictors of medical or surgical and psychiatric hospitalizations among a population-based cohort of homeless adults

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2013, Pages

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

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HOSPITAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; ONTARIO; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84888269843     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301646     Document Type: Article

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