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General Reports
 
   
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
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A systematic review of interventions by healthcare professionals to improve management of non-communicable diseases and communicable diseases requiring long-term care in adults who are homeless.
Hanlon P, Yeoman L, Gibson L  
BMJ Open. 2018 Apr 7;8(4):e020161
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Studies of psychopathology of homeless individuals in European Countries.
Chondraki P, Madianos M, Papadimitriou GN.
 Psychiatrike. 2012 Oct-Dec;23(4):334-43.
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Austria
 
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Health status and utilisation of the healthcare system by homeless and non-homeless people in Vienna
Wagner J, Diehl K, Mutsch L, et al
Health Soc Care Community. 2014 May;22(3):300-7
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Unique health care utilization patterns in a homeless population in Ghent.
Verlinde E, Verdée T, Van de Walle M, Art B, et al
BMC Health Serv Res. 2010 Aug 19;10(1):242.
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Belgium
 
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
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Unique health care utilization patterns in a homeless population in Ghent.
Verlinde E, Verdée T, Van de Walle M, Art B, et al
BMC Health Serv Res. 2010 Aug 19;10(1):242.
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Czech Republic
 
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Absence of protein-energy malnutrition in Prague homeless.
Kubisová D, Dlouhý P, Rambousková J, Andel M.
Int J Public Health. 2008;53(1):57-63
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Exposure of Prague's homeless population to lead and cadmium, compared to Prague's general
population.
Hrnčířová D, Batáriová A, Cerná M, et al  
Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2007 Dec 20
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Denmark
 

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Explaining excess morbidity amongst homeless shelter users: A multivariate analysis for the Danish adult population.
Benjaminsen L, Birkelund JF.
 Scand J Public Health. 2018 Mar 1:1403494818759839
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Risk of psychiatric disorders in offspring of parents with a history of homelessness during childhood and adolescence in Denmark: a nationwide, register-based, cohort study.
Nilsson SF, Laursen TM, Hjorthřj C, et al
 Lancet Public Health. 2017 Dec;2(12):e541
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Mental disorders in offspring of parents who have been homeless.
Hall W.
 Lancet Public Health. 2017 Dec;2(12):e530-e531
Paper

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Homeless people-their health and their children's health.
The Lancet Public Health.
 Lancet Public Health. 2017 Dec;2(12):e529.
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Street football is a feasible health-enhancing activity for homeless men: Biochemical bone marker profile and balance improved.
Helge EW, Randers MB, Hornstrup T, et al
Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2014 Aug;24 Suppl 1:122-9
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Suicide and unintentional injury mortality among homeless people: a Danish nationwide register-based cohort study.
Feodor Nilsson S, Hjorthřj CR, Erlangsen A, Nordentoft M.
Eur J Public Health. 2013 Mar 12
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Psychiatric disorders and mortality among people in homeless shelters in Denmark:
a nationwide register-based cohort study.
Nielsen SF, Hjorthřj CR, Erlangsen A, Nordentoft M.
Lancet. 2011 Jun 25;377(9784):2205-14.
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Estonia
 
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Cardiovascular disease risk factors in homeless people.
Kaldmäe M, Zilmer M, Viigimaa M, et al 
Jps J Med Sci. 2011 Jun 22.
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Finland
 
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Mortality and causes of death among homeless in Finland: a 10-year follow-up study.
Stenius-Ayoade A, Haaramo P,  et al
J Epidemiol Community Health. 2017 Jul 24.
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Mental disorders and the use of primary health care services among homeless shelter users in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland.
Stenius-Ayoade A, Haaramo P, Erkkilä E, et al 
BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 Jun 21;17(1):428
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Greece
 
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Homeless mentally ill in Athens area: A cross-sectional study on unmet needs and help-seeking.
Chondraki P, Madianos MG, Dragioti E, Papadimitriou GN.
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2013 Oct 1.
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Hungary
 

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in homeless population
Braun E, Gazdag G.
Psychiatr Hung. 2015;30(1):60-67.
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Molecular clues of a microepidemy among homeless tuberculosis patients in Budapest
due to a new and local Mycobacterium tuberculosis clade.
Ködmön C, Niemann S, Gutierrez MC, et al  
Infect Genet Evol. 2007 Jun 22;
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Conventional and molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in homeless patients in
Budapest, Hungary.
Lukacs J, Tubak V, Mester J, David S
J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Dec;42(12):5931-4.
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Ireland
 

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Microsystems of Recovery in Homeless Services: The Influence of Service Provider Values on Service Users' Recovery Experiences.
Manning RM, Greenwood RM.
 Am J Community Psychol. 2018 Jan 11
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 A review of a GP registrar-run mobile health clinic for homeless people.
O'Carroll A, Irving N, O'Neill J,  et al  
Ir J Med Sci. 2016 Nov 24.
Abstract

Injection of new psychoactive substance snow blow associated with recently acquired HIV infections among homeless people who inject drugs in Dublin, Ireland, 2015.
Giese C, Igoe D, Gibbons Z, et al
Euro Surveill. 2015 Oct 8;20(40).
Abstract

Health, perceived quality of life and health services use among homeless illicit drug users.
O'Brien KK, Schuttke A, Alhakeem A,  et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2015 Jul 2
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Health and use of health services of people who are homeless and at risk of homelessness who receive free primary health care in Dublin
Keogh C, O'Brien KK, Hoban A,
BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Feb 12;15(1):58.
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The prevalence of diabetes, pre-diabetes and the metabolic syndrome in an Irish regional homeless population.
Scott J, Gavin J, Egan AM, Avalos G,  et al
QJM. 2013 Mar 27.
Abstract

Profiling the medical admissions of the homeless.
Romero-Ortuno R, O'Riordan D, Silke B.
 Acute Med. 2012;11(4):197-204.
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Italy
 

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
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Health status of homeless persons: a pilot study in the Padua municipal dorm.
Levorato S, Bocci G, Troiano G et al  
Ann Ig. 2017 Jan-Feb;29(1):54-62.
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Healthcare utilization among urban homeless followed by an outpatient clinic: more intensive use by migrant groups.
Silvestrini G, Federico B, Damiani G,
Eur J Public Health. 2016 Aug 7.
Abstract

Reaching out to the forgotten: providing access to medical care for the homeless in Italy.
De Maio G, Van den Bergh R, Garelli S, et al
Int Health. 2014 Feb 5
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Tuberculosis in sheltered homeless population of Rome: an integrated model of recruitment for risk management.
Laurenti P, Bruno S, Quaranta G,  et al 
ScientificWorldJournal. 2012;2012:396302.
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Screening for tuberculosis among homeless shelter staff.
Di Renzi S, Tomao P, Martini A., et al
Am J Infect Control. 2011 Sep 28.
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Luxembourg
 
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Homelessness and stakeholders' involvement in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: a qualitative study.
Stona AC, Berrang C, Santerre H, et al
 Health Expect. 2015 Jan 20
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Norway
 
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Housing First or no housing? Housing and homelessness at the end of alcohol and drug treatment.
Dyb E.  Int J Drug Policy. 2016 Aug 30;36:76-84.
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Poland
 
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
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Mortality among the homeless: Causes and meteorological relationships
Romaszko J, Cymes I, Dragańska E, et al 
PLoS One. 2017 Dec 21;12(12):e0189938.
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Coping Styles and Alcohol Dependence among Homeless People
Opalach C, Romaszko J, Jaracz M,  et al
PLoS One. 2016 Sep 6;11(9):e0162381.
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Tuberculosis among the homeless and inmates kept in custody and in penitentiary institutions in the Silesia region.
Pendzich J, Maksymowicz-Mazur W, et al
Pneumonol Alergol Pol. 2015;83(1):23-9
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Comparing the characteristics of homeless adults in Poland and the United States.
Toro PA, Hobden KL, Wyszacki Durham K, et al
Am J Community Psychol. 2014 Mar;53(1-2):134-45.
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Portugal
 
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
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Risk factors for cardiovascular disease among the homeless and in the general population of the city of Porto, Portugal.
Oliveira Lde P, Pereira ML, Azevedo A, Lunet N.
Cad Saude Publica. 2012 Aug;28(8):1517-29
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Romania
 
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
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Aspects of oral and general health among a community center for the underserved.
Sfeatcu R, Dumitrache A, Dumitraşcu L, et al
 J Med Life. 2011 May 15;4(2):168-71.
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Serbia
 
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Assessment of health status and quality of life of homeless persons in Belgrade, Serbia.
Sarajlija M, Jugović A, Zivaljević D,
Vojnosanit Pregl. 2014 Feb;71(2):167-74.
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Spain
 
General Reports
 
 
Photoelicitation: a useful tool to investigate management of the vulnerability of homeless women.
Oter-Quintana C, González-Gil T, et al 
Enferm Clin. 2017 Jun 15. pii: S1130-8621(17)30076-1.
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Substance Use and Psychological Distress is Related With Accommodation Status Among Homeless Immigrants.
Navarro-Lashayas MA, Eiroa-Orosa FJ. et al
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2016 Nov 28
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Characteristics of Hospitalizations of Homeless Persons in Seville, Spain.
Tornero Patricio S, Fernández Ajuria A, Charris Castro L.
Rev Esp Salud Publica. 2016 Feb 10;90:e1-e11.
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Actors, Observers, and Causal Attributions of Homelessness: Differences in Attribution for the Causes of Homelessness Among Domiciled and Homeless People in Madrid (Spain).
Vázquez JJ, Panadero S, Zúńiga C.  
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2016 Jan 11.
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Happiness on the street: Overall happiness among homeless people in Madrid (Spain).
Panadero S, Guillén AI, Vázquez JJ.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2015 Jul;85(4):324-30.
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Comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with personality disorders in homeless people.
Salavera C, Antońanzas JL, Bustamante JC,  et al
BMC Res Notes. 2014 Dec 16;7:916.
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Predictors of substance abuse treatment participation among homeless adults.
Ibabe I, Stein JA, Nyamathi A, Bentler PM.
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2014 Mar;46(3):374-81
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Personality disorders and treatment drop out in the homeless.
Salavera C, Tricás JM, Lucha O
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2013;9:379-87
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Infectious Diseases

Tuberculosis

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Treatment of latent tuberculosis among homeless population. Comparison between
wo therapeutic approaches
Sanchez-Arcilla I, Vilchez JM, Garcia De La Torre M, et al.  
Med Clin (Barc). 2004 Jan 24; 122(2): 57-9.
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Food

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Food services for the homeless in Spain: Caritas Programme for the Homeless.
Linares E.
Public Health Nutr. 2001 Dec;4(6A):1367-9.
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Screening for tuberculosis upon admission to shelters and free-meal services.
Solsona J, Cayla JA, Nadal J, et al
Eur J Epidemiol. 2001;17(2):123-8.
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Sweden
 

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 

 
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Illness narratives of people who are homeless.
Hĺkanson C, Öhlén J.
 Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2016 Nov 30
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Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D) among homeless persons compared to a general population sample in
Stockholm County, 2006.
Sun S, Irestig R, Burström B, Beijer U, Burström K.
Scand J Public Health. 2012 Mar;40(2):115-25.
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Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D) among homeless persons compared to a general population
sample in Stockholm County, 2006.
Sun S, Irestig R, Burström B, et al
Scand J Public Health. 2012 Feb 10.
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Mortality and causes of death among homeless women and men in Stockholm.
Beijer U, Andreasson S, Agren G, Fugelstad A. |
Scand J Public Health. 2011 Jan 19
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How are homeless people treated in the healthcare system and other societal institutions?
Study of their experiences and trust.
Irestig R, Burström K, Wessel M, Lynöe N. 
Scand J Public Health. 2010 May;38(3):225-31
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Gender, hospitalization and mental disorders among homeless people compared
with the general population in Stockholm.
Beijer U, Andréasson S. 
Eur J Public Health. 2010 Apr 5
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Switzerland
 
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 Drug residues in used syringes in Switzerland: a comparative study.
Lefrançois E, Augsburger M, Esseiva P.
Drug Test Anal. 2017 Nov 7.
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Screening for tuberculosis in an urban shelter for homeless in Switzerland: a prospective study.
Janssens JP, Wuillemin T, Adler D, Jackson Y.
BMC Infect Dis. 2017 May 16;17(1):347
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Preference for Independent Housing of Persons with Mental Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Richter D, Hoffmann H.
Adm Policy Ment Health. 2017 Feb 3.
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Perceptions of twelve-step mutual-help groups and their associations with motivation, treatment attendance and alcohol outcomes among chronically homeless individuals with alcohol problems.
Grazioli VS, Collins SE, Daeppen JB, Larimer ME.
 Int J Drug Policy. 2014 Nov 6.
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