Homelessness Among Patients in a Southeastern Safety Net Emergency Department
- 1 September 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 112 (9), 476-482
- https://doi.org/10.14423/smj.0000000000001016
Abstract
Objectives: Emergency departments (EDs) are important providers for homeless individuals, providing vital health care and meeting the subsistence needs of many homeless patients (eg, food, water, shelter). Studies that have examined the proportion of patients in the ED setting who experience homelessness have been conducted primarily in the northeastern United States. We hypothesized that...Keywords
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