Effects of Housing First approaches on health and well-being of adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2019, Pages 379-387

  Baxter, Andrew J ^a   Tweed, Emily J ^a   Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal ^a   Thomson, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health; homelessness; housing first; mental illness; substance use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; MENTAL HEALTH; POLICY APPROACH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

DRUG DEPENDENCE; HOMELESS PERSON; HOUSING; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SATISFACTION;

HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 85061694072     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2018-210981     Document Type: Review

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