Census of single homeless people in Sheffield.
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Census of single homeless people in Sheffield.
OBJECTIVE To determine the number of single homeless people in Sheffield and to examine their demography and social and medical details. DESIGN Census carried out between 8 am and 8 pm on one day. Participants completed a questionnaire designed to provide data relating to employment history, contact with welfare and health services, social state, prison history, medical history, and health st...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.302.6789.1387