Validation of Self-Reported Veteran Status among Two Sheltered Homeless Populations
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Validation of self-reported veteran status among two sheltered homeless populations.
OBJECTIVES We assessed the accuracy of self-reported veteran status among sheltered homeless adults to assess the reliability of using self-report to determine the number of veterans in homeless populations and examine whether there are demographic correlates to inaccurate reporting of veteran status. METHODS Records on 5,860 sheltered adults from Columbus, Ohio, and 16,346 sheltered adults f...
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0033-3549,1468-2877
DOI: 10.1177/003335491412900111