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Homelessness and discharge delays from an urban safety net hospital

OBJECTIVES: Homelessness is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, as well as increased rates of hospitalizations. Once hospitalized, homeless patients have longer hospital stays than housed persons, and hospital costs have been found to be increased for homeless patients. We sought to d...

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Published in:Public Health
Main Authors: Feigal, Jacob, Park, Brian, Bramante, Carolyn, Nordgaard, Curt, Menk, Jeremiah, Song, John
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4258462/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25443103
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2014.06.001
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