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Health care for homeless people

M. Liu, S.W. Hwang SW.
Nat Rev Dis Primers

A growing and diversifying homeless population faces tremendous social burdens and structural barriers to health care that contribute to high morbidity and mortality. Health care for homeless people must address intersecting health and social challenges through a combination of health-related and social interventions.

Liu M, Hwang SW. Health care for homeless people. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2021 Jan 14;7(1):5. doi: 10.1038/s41572-020-00241-2. PMID: 33446661.

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