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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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Heavy precipitation as a risk factor for shigellosis among homeless persons during an outbreak - Oregon, 2015-2016. [PDF]
J Infect, 2018 Hines JZ +7 more
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Personality and attachment in the homeless: A systematic review
International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2023 Background: Homeless people present high rates of psychopathology, including personality disorders. Given the link between personality disorders and attachment, and the potential importance of these two traits for understanding homeless populations. Aims:
Andreia Neves Horácio +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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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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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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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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Screening for tuberculosis in an urban shelter for homeless in Switzerland: a prospective study
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017 Background Whereas high risk groups such as asylum seekers are systematically screened for active tuberculosis (TB) upon entry in Switzerland, this strategy does not apply to homeless persons despite a reported high risk.
Jean-Paul Janssens +3 more
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