Homeless Persons
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Mortality among residents of shelters, rooming houses, and hotels in Canada: 11 year follow-up study.

24 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine mortality in a representative nationwide sample of homeless and marginally housed people living in shelters, rooming houses, and hotels. DESIGN: Follow-up study. SETTING: Canada 1991-2001. PARTICIPANTS: 15 100 homeless and ... Read more...

Prevalence of HBV, HCV, HIV and syphilis among homeless subjects older than fifteen years in Tehran.

30 Aug 2009 Homeless people are usually prone to be infected with multiple infectious diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus, as well as syphilis. In this cross-sectional study, using a questionnaire and ... Read more...

Gender disparities in HIV health care utilization among the severely disadvantaged: can we determine the reasons?

30 Aug 2009 Data repeatedly demonstrate that HIV-infected people who regularly utilize primary health care services are more likely to have access to lifesaving treatments (including antiretroviral medications); have better indicators of health status; survive ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Homeless Persons'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Mortality among residents of shelters, rooming houses, and hotels in Canada: 11 year follow-up study. 24 Oct 2009
• Prevalence of HBV, HCV, HIV and syphilis among homeless subjects older than fifteen years in Tehran. 30 Aug 2009
• Gender disparities in HIV health care utilization among the severely disadvantaged: can we determine the reasons? 30 Aug 2009
• Mentally ill patients dying in social shelters in Indonesia. 20 Aug 2009
• Preventing evictions as a potential public health intervention: characteristics and social medical risk factors of households at risk in Amsterdam. 5 Aug 2009
• Investigation of racial and ethnic disparities in service utilization among homeless adults with severe mental illnesses. 30 Jul 2009
• Exploring differences between community-based women and men with a history of mental illness. 30 Jul 2009
• Mental health: a long way to go. 30 Jul 2009
• An ethnographic study of meal programs for homeless and under-housed individuals in Toronto. 30 Jul 2009
• A comparison of National Emergency Department use by homeless versus non-homeless people in the United States. 30 Jul 2009
• Factors associated with violent victimisation among homeless adults in Sydney, Australia. 30 Jul 2009
• Colonization with Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus among a sample of homeless individuals, Ohio. 30 Jul 2009
• Assessing IDU prevalence and health consequences (HCV, overdose and drug-related mortality) in a primary care trust: implications for public health action. 9 Jul 2009
• Impact of housing on the survival of persons with AIDS. 5 Jul 2009
• Measuring pain in the context of homelessness. 5 Jul 2009
• Holistic care of a drug-related wound: a case study from a clinic for homeless people. 29 Jun 2009
• Homeless who accessed a healthy living centre in Swansea, South Wales: an assessment of the impact of oral ill-health. 29 Jun 2009
• [Artistic representations of the care of homeless women] 29 Jun 2009
• [Rewards of the emergency nurse's role in Cayenne] 29 Jun 2009
• [Nurse at a homeless shelter] 29 Jun 2009

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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