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

This article describes recent research on the prevalence of alcohol, drug, and mental (ADM)
disorders and the characteristics of homeless substance abusers and persons with mental …

Previous expert working groups have concluded that common descriptors and
measurements are needed forall types of population groups to provide improved and ex …

Objectives. We assessed the prevalence and predictors of past-year unmet needs for 5
types of health care services in a national sample of homeless adults. Methods. We …

Background Homeless people are at high risk for death from many causes, but age-adjusted
death rates for well-defined homeless populations have not been determined. Methods We …

This study estimated the validity and relative precision (RP) of four methods (MOS long-and
short-form scales, global items, and COOP Poster Charts) in measuring six general health …

Background Homelessness is believed to be a cause of health problems and high medical
costs, but data supporting this association have been difficult to obtain. We compared …

Context: More than 350 communities in the United States have committed to ending chronic
homelessness. One nationally prominent approach, Housing First, offers early access to …

OBJECTIVE. Intense debate exists concerning the number of homeless people in the United
States. Previous studies, counting currently homeless people, have provided point …

There is growing demand for translations of health status questionnaires for use in
multinational drug therapy studies and for population comparisons of health statistics. The …