Risk factors for homelessness among US veterans

Epidemiologic Reviews

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 177-195

  Tsai, Jack ^a   Rosenheck, Robert A ^a,b,c  

^a Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical characteristics; Homelessness; Low income; Mental illness; Risk factors; Substance abuse; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VETERAN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84937973221     PISSN: 0193936X     EISSN: 14786729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxu004     Document Type: Article

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