Health Status of Homeless and Marginally Housed Users of Mental Health Self-Help Agencies
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Health status of homeless and marginally housed users of mental health self-help agencies.
The study discussed in this article investigated the health status of 310 homeless and marginally housed people to determine the usefulness of mental health self-help agencies (SHAs) in addressing their physical health needs. The study compared self-reported health problems among SHA users with similar reports and clinical assessments of other homeless or marginally housed populations. Findings...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health & Social Work
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0360-7283,1545-6854
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/23.1.45