Mortality Among Homeless Adults in Boston: Shifts in Causes of Death Over a 15-year Period

BACKGROUND: Homeless persons experience excess mortality, but U.S.-based studies on this topic are outdated or lack information about causes of death. No studies have examined shifts in causes of death for this population over time. METHODS: We assessed all-cause and cause-specific mortality rates i...

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Main Authors: Baggett, Travis P., Hwang, Stephen W., O'Connell, James J., Porneala, Bianca C., Stringfellow, Erin J., Orav, E. John, Singer, Daniel E., Rigotti, Nancy A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3713619/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23318302
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1604
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