TY - JOUR
T1 - Homeless persons and health care
AU - Brickner, P. W.
AU - Scanlan, B. C.
AU - Conanan, B.
AU - Elvy, A.
AU - McAdam, J.
AU - Scharer, L. K.
AU - Vicic, W. J.
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - Health care is generally unavailable for the homeless. This heterogeneous group of men and women, including longterm street dwellers, residents of shelters, the chronically mentally ill, the economically debased, and alienated youth, are subject to a broad range of acute and chronic diseases, intensified by unsuitable living conditions, stress and sociopathic behavior. Trauma, pulmonary tuberculosis, infestations, and peripheral vascular disease are common problems among the homeless; incomplete and fragmentary medical care permits exacerbation of chronic disorders. Outreach programs imaginatively constructed by teams of physicians, nurses, and social workers can effectively reestablish and maintain health services for these disenfranchised persons.
AB - Health care is generally unavailable for the homeless. This heterogeneous group of men and women, including longterm street dwellers, residents of shelters, the chronically mentally ill, the economically debased, and alienated youth, are subject to a broad range of acute and chronic diseases, intensified by unsuitable living conditions, stress and sociopathic behavior. Trauma, pulmonary tuberculosis, infestations, and peripheral vascular disease are common problems among the homeless; incomplete and fragmentary medical care permits exacerbation of chronic disorders. Outreach programs imaginatively constructed by teams of physicians, nurses, and social workers can effectively reestablish and maintain health services for these disenfranchised persons.
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U2 - 10.7326/0003-4819-104-3-405
DO - 10.7326/0003-4819-104-3-405
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0022636067
SN - 0003-4819
VL - 104
SP - 405
EP - 409
JO - Annals of Internal Medicine
JF - Annals of Internal Medicine
IS - 3
ER -