HOMELESSNESS AFFECTS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CANADIANS and has important
health implications. Homeless people are at increased risk of dying prematurely and suffer …

BACKGROUND: Homelessness is a widespread problem in the United States. The primary
goal of this systematic review is to provide guidance in the development and organization of …

Homelessness has serious implications for the health of individuals and populations.
Primary health-care programmes specifically tailored to homeless individuals might be more …

This article was for prepared for an international think-tank on reducing health disparities
and promoting equity for vulnerable populations. Its purposes are to provide an overview of …

Background Research on interventions to positively impact health and housing status of
people who are homeless has received substantially increased attention over the past 5 years. …

Objectives. We comprehensively assessed health care utilization in a population-based
sample of homeless adults and matched controls under a universal health insurance system. …

Background Inclusion health focuses on people in extremely poor health due to poverty,
marginalisation, and multimorbidity. We aimed to review morbidity and mortality data on four …

Background Homeless persons experience excess mortality, but US-based studies on this
topic are outdated or lack information about causes of death. To our knowledge, no studies …

Background Despite experiencing a disproportionate burden of acute and chronic health
issues, many homeless people face barriers to primary health care. Most studies on health care …

ContextHomeless persons in US cities have high mortality rates. However, few comparison
data exist for death rates among homeless persons in other developed countries.…