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Bangladesh
 

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Poverty, violence, and family disorganization: Three "Hydras" and their role in children's street movement in Bangladesh.
Reza MH
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Child Abuse Negl
. 2016 Apr 18;55:62-72.
Abstract

Water, sanitation and hygiene for homeless people.
Uddin SM, Walters V, Gaillard JC,et al 
J
Water Health
. 2016 Feb;14(1):47-51.
Abstract

Homeless in Dhaka: violence, sexual harassment, and drug-abuse.
Koehlmoos TP, Uddin MJ, Ashraf A, Rashid M.

J Health Popul Nutr
. 2009 Aug;27(4):452-61.
Abstract


China
 

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

  Comparison of quality of life in homeless and non-homeless Chinese patients with psychiatric disorders.
Cao XL, Fu YN, Jia FJ, Chiu HF,
Psychiatry Res. 2017 Jan 6;249:115-119.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Prevalence of Mental Illness among Homeless People in Hong Kong.
Yim LC, Leung HC, Chan WC,
et al  
PLoS One
. 2015 Oct 20;10(10):e0140940
Paper

Oral health and its impact on the life quality of homeless people in Hong Kong.
Luo Y, McGrath C. 
Community Dent Health. 2008 Sep;25(3):137-42
Abstract


India
 

General Reports
 
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
 
Tuberculosis among the homeless in Chennai city, South India.
Dolla C, Padmapriyadarsini C, Pradeep Menon A, et al 

rans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
. 2018 Jan 16
Abstract

Mlk.
Nagral S.
Indian J Med Ethics. 2015 Jan-Mar;12(1):61-2.
 

Mortality among homeless and unclaimed bodies in Mangalore city - An insight.
Raghavendra Babu YP, Joseph N, Kadur K

J Forensic Leg Med
. 2012 Aug;19(6):321-3
Abstract

Deaths of homeless unclaimed persons in South Delhi (2001-2005): a retrospective review.
Kumar A, Lalwani S, Behera C,et al
Med Sci Law. 2009 Jan;49(1):46-50
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Special Populations
 
Mentally Ill
 
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
  Sociodemographic and clinical profile of homeless mentally ill inpatients in a north Indian medical university.
Tripathi A, Nischal A, Dalal PK,
 
Asian J Psychiatr
. 2013 Oct;6(5):404-9.

Abstract

Indonesia
 

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
  Crisis into opportunity: setting up community mental health services in post-tsunami Aceh.
Jones LM, Ghani HA, Mohanraj A, et al
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2007;19 Spec No:60-8
Abstract

Japan
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
 
Causes of homelessness prevalence-The relationship between homelessness and disability.
Nishio A, Horita R, Sado T, Mizutani S,  et al 

Psychiatry Clin Neurosc
i
. 2016 Oct 24
Abstract

Elderly men in Tokyo homeless shelters who are suspected of having cognitive impairment.
Okamura T, Awata S, Ito K,  et al
Psychogeriatrics. 2016 Jun 30.
Abstract

Homelessness and Cognitive Impairment: An Exploratory Study in Tokyo, Japan.
Pluck G, Nakakarumai M, Sato Y.

East Asian Arch Psychiatry
. 2015 Sep;25(3):122-7.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Leptospirosis infection in a homeless patient in December in Tokyo: a case report.
Kang YM, Hagiwara A, Uemura T. et al

J Med Case Rep
. 2015 Sep 16;9:198.
Paper

Prevalence of Mental Illness, Intellectual Disability, and Developmental Disability among Homeless People in Nagoya, Japan - A Case Series Study.
Nishio A, Yamamoto M, Ueki H, et al
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2014 Dec 18.
Abstract

Medication support and treatment outcome in homeless patients with tuberculosis
Matsumoto K, Komukai J, Kasai S,  et al
Kekkaku. 2013 Sep;88(9):659-65
Abstract

Suicidal behavior among homeless people in Japan.
Okamura T, Ito K, Morikawa S, Awata S.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2013 Nov 9
Abstract

Leaving the street and reconstructing lives: impact of DOTS in empowering homeless people in Tokyo, Japan
Kawatsu L, Sato N, Ngamvithayapong-Yanai J, Ishikawa N.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 May 3.
Abstract

Medicolegal death of homeless persons in Tokyo Metropolis over 12years (1999-2010).
Suzuki H, Hikiji W, Tanifuji T, et al
Leg Med (Tokyo). 2012 Nov 30
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Living Conditions, Ability to Seek Medical Treatment, and Awareness of Health Conditions and Healthcare Options among Homeless Persons in Tokyo, Japan.
Ohtsu T, Toda R, Shiraishi T, et al
Acta Med Okayama. 2011 Dec;65(6):387-93.
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Assessment of self-discharge of homeless patients with tuberculosis].
Matsumoto K, Hotori C, Tanaka S, et al
Kekkaku. 2011 Oct;86(10):815-20
Abstract

Nepal
 

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

  Emotional and Behavioural Problems among Sheltered Homeless Children.
Ojha SP, Ma J, Chapagain M, Tulachan P.

JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc
. 2013 Jul-Sep;52(191):457-461.
Abstract

A study of the prevalence and risk factors leading to HIV infection among a sample of street children and youth of Kathmandu.
Karmacharya DB, Yu D, Dixit S,  et al  
AIDS Res Ther. 2012 Aug 28;9(1):25.
Abstract


Pakistan
 

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
High HIV Incidence among Persons Who Inject Drugs in Pakistan: Greater Risk with Needle Sharing and Injecting Frequently among the Homeless
Samo RN, Altaf A, Agha A, et al

PLoS One
. 2013 Dec 16;8(12):e81715.
Paper

South Korea
 

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
  Lung Cancer in Homeless People: Clinical Outcomes and Cost Analysis in a Single Institute.
Suh KJ, Kim KH, Lim J, et al

Can Respir J
. 2016;2016:3727689.

Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Vitamin C Deficiency of Korean Homeless Patients Visiting to Emergency Department with Acute Alcohol Intoxication.
Lee HJ, Shin J, Hong K, Jung JH. 
J
Korean Med Sci
. 2015 Dec;30(12):1874-80.
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Active pulmonary tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection among homeless people in Seoul, South Korea: a cross-sectional study.
Lee CH, Jeong YJ, Heo EY,  et al

BMC Public Health
. 2013 Aug 5;13:720.
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The clinical characteristics and predictors of treatment success of pulmonary tuberculosis in homeless persons at a public hospital in busan.
Heo DJ, Min HG, Lee HH.
Korean J Fam Med. 2012 Nov;33(6):372-80.
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Disparities in health care utilization among urban homeless in South Korea: a cross-sectional study.
Yoon C, Ju YS, Kim CY.
J Prev Med Public Health. 2011 Nov;44(6):267-74
Paper


Thailand
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries       
 
  Homelessness among the Elderly in Bangkok Metropolitan.
Viwatpanich K.
J Med Assoc Thai. 2015 Mar;98 Suppl 2:S118-30.
Abstract


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