Health care utilization among homeless adolescents and young adults

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• 作者：Barkin ; Shari L. ; Balkrishnan ; Raj ; Manuel ; Janeen ; Andersen ; Ron M. ; Gelberg ; Lillian
• 关键词：Adolescents ; Homelessness ; Outpatient care
• 刊名：Journal of Adolescent Health
• 出版年：2003
• 出版时间：April, 2003
• 年：2003
• 卷：32
• 期：4
• 页码：253-256
• 全文大小：56.3 K

文摘

A probability sample of Californian homeless females was examined for health service utilization, comparing adolescents to older women. Adolescent homeless women reported higher outpatient visit use. Possessing public health insurance increased the odds of outpatient visits. Future research might use the outpatient setting to aid adolescents in exiting homelessness.