Bartonella quintana in Body Lice and Head Lice from Homeless Persons, San Francisco, California, USA
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 Bartonella quintana is a bacterium that causes trench fever in humans. Past reports have shown Bartonella spp. infections in homeless populations in San Francisco, California, USA.
Denise L. Bonilla +4 more
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PTSD, Complex PTSD, and Childhood Abuse: Gender Differences among a Homeless Sample
Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology, 2019 The current study examined the potential relationship between homelessness, gender, and occurrence of Post-Traumatic Distress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD.
Sabina de Vries +2 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2011 Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem. The Airin district of Osaka City has a large population of homeless persons and caregivers and is estimated to be the largest TB-endemic area in the intermediate-prevalence country, Japan ...
Nagai Takayuki +12 more
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Poverty, hunger, and abandonment: representations of the nursing team about homeless persons [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2020 Objective: to know the structure of social representations of nursing team with regard to homeless persons. Method a qualitative research based on the structural approach of social representations.
Mayara Novais Pereira Zandomingo +5 more
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Living Conditions, Ability to Seek Medical Treatment, and Awareness of Health Conditions and Healthcare Options among Homeless Persons in Tokyo, Japan [PDF]
, 2011 Empirical data indicative of the health conditions and medical needs of homeless persons are scarce in Japan. In this study, with the aim of contributing to the formulation of future healthcare strategies for the homeless, we conducted a self ...
Hoshino, Hiromi +10 more
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HOMELESSNESS AND MENTAL ILLNESS IN HILLBROW, SOUTH AFRICA: A SITUATION ANALYSIS
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2015 This study explored the social situation of homeless people with mental illness living on the streets of Hillbrow, Johannesburg, with the view to facilitating action in terms of support services.
Unotida Moyo, Leila Patel, Eleanor Ross
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Cost of health care utilization among homeless frequent emergency department users [PDF]
, 2017 Research demonstrates that homelessness is associated with frequent use of emergency department (ED) services, yet prior studies have not adequately examined the relationship between frequent ED use and utilization of non-ED health care services among ...
Bharel, Monica +4 more
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Perspectives of homeless service providers on their work, their clients, and the healthcare system.
PLoS ONE, 2022 PurposeTo describe the perspectives of homeless service providers who work for Chicago organizations that primarily serve persons experiencing homelessness.MethodsA qualitative, cross-sectional study of Chicago homeless service providers (n = 17 ...
Cindy Wu Qian, Joshua Hauser
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Creating Hope Through Employment for People Who are Homeless or in Transitional Housing [PDF]
, 2005 [Excerpt] Persons with significant disabilities, especially those with problems relating to mental illness and/or substance abuse, face numerous challenges in securing employment.
Marrone, Joe
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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2006 Background Comorbid psychiatric illness can undermine outcomes among homeless persons undergoing addiction treatment, and psychiatric specialty care is not always readily available.
Kertesz Stefan G +4 more
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