Hospitalized younger: A comparison of a national sample of homeless and housed inpatient veterans
Hospitalized younger: A comparison of a national sample of homeless and housed inpatient veterans
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DOI：
10.1353/hpu.2007.0000
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发表时间：
2007-02-01
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Kushel, Margot
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作者：
Adams, Jennifer;Rosenheck, Robert;Kushel, Margot
背景资料。无家可归与高住院率和年龄调整死亡率有关。很少有研究调查无家可归者入院的年龄是否早于普通人群，或者是因为不同的诊断。方法：研究方法。我们比较了43,868名住院退伍军人的全国样本中入院年龄和初次出院诊断。结果。流浪者和住院者的年龄中位数相差10-18岁(内科-外科诊断)和3-4岁(精神科和药物滥用诊断)(p
Background. Homelessness is associated with high rates of hospitalizations and age-adjusted mortality. Few studies have examined whether homeless people are admitted to the hospital at an earlier age than the general population or for different diagnoses. Methods. We compared the age at admission and the primary discharge diagnoses in a national sample of 43,868 hospitalized veterans. Results. The difference in median age between homeless and housed inpatients ranged from 10-18 years for medical-surgical diagnoses and 3-4 years for psychiatric and substance abuse diagnoses (p