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Saturday, January 10, 2009

The effect of traumatic brain injury on the health of homeless people.

5 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: We sought to determine the lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injury and its association with current health conditions in a representative sample of homeless people in Toronto, Ontario. METHODS: We surveyed 601 men and 303 women at ... Read more...

Promoting oral health among the inner city homeless: a community-academic partnership.

30 Aug 2008 Oral health care resources for the homeless are scarce, underfunded, and generally inadequate to meet the oral health needs of this population. The purpose of this program was to improve oral health among the urban homeless in a faith-based inner ... Read more...

Detection of clenbuterol in heroin users in twelve postmortem cases at the Philadelphia medical examiner's office.

30 Aug 2008 The presence of clenbuterol, a beta2-adrenergic agonist banned for human use in the United States because of its serious side effects, is reported in a series of 12 postmortem cases in which the cause of death was attributed to illicit drug use. ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Homeless Persons'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The effect of traumatic brain injury on the health of homeless people. 5 Oct 2008
• Putting housing first, making housing last: housing policy for persons with severe mental illness. 29 Sep 2008
• Stranded in San Francisco. 11 Sep 2008
• How to spend a sixth of your entire economy on healthcare. 3 Sep 2008
• Promoting oral health among the inner city homeless: a community-academic partnership. 30 Aug 2008
• Detection of clenbuterol in heroin users in twelve postmortem cases at the Philadelphia medical examiner's office. 30 Aug 2008
• Effects of psychosocial and situational variables on substance abuse among homeless adults. 30 Aug 2008
• Statement on the recommended use of pneumococcal 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine in homeless persons and injection drug users. An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS). 30 Aug 2008
• A stitch in time. 11 Aug 2008
• Churches lose faith in US health care. 7 Aug 2008
• Dietary intake of homeless women residing at a transitional living center. 30 Jul 2008
• A Taxonomy of medical comorbidity for veterans who are homeless. 30 Jul 2008
• Conversations with Joseph. 30 Jul 2008
• Health care needs of the homeless of O'ahu. 30 Jul 2008
• Supported housing programs for persons with serious mental illness in rural northern communities: a mixed method evaluation. 22 Jul 2008
• Thro' many dangers, toils, and snares, we have already come. 14 Jul 2008
• The multiplicity and interdependency of factors influencing the health of street-based sex workers: a qualitative study. 30 Jun 2008
• Is urbanization a risk factor for substance misuse? 29 Jun 2008
• Residential detoxification: essential for marginalised, severely alcohol- and drug-dependent individuals. 29 Jun 2008
• Characteristics of individuals screening positive for substance use in a welfare setting: implications for welfare and substance-use disorders treatment systems. 29 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Homeless Persons'

Definition: Persons who have no permanent residence. The concept excludes nomadic peoples.

Descriptor UI: D006703

Alternative terms: Homeless Persons; Homeless Person; Person, Homeless; Persons, Homeless; Street People; People, Street; Skid Row Alcoholics; Alcoholic, Skid Row; Alcoholics, Skid Row; Skid Row Alcoholic;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; education; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: M01.325;

History Note: 86; SKID ROW ALCOHOLICS was heading 1975-95 (see under ALCOHOLISM 1975)

Technical Notes: not for nomads; note X ref SKID ROW ALCOHOLICS: do not coord with ALCOHOLISM unless particularly discussed as the disease