Emergency department utilisation among formerly homeless adults with mental disorders after one year of Housing First interventions: A randomised controlled trial

International Journal of Housing Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 79-97

  Russolillo, A ^a   Patterson, M ^a   McCandless, L ^a   Moniruzzaman, A ^a   Somers, J ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

emergency departments; homelessness; Housing First; mental disorders

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL SECTOR; HOUSING POLICY; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL HOUSING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER [BRITISH COLUMBIA];

EID: 84896840529     PISSN: 14616718     EISSN: 14733269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616718.2014.884881     Document Type: Article

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