2020
DOI: 10.1017/cem.2020.289
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P083: Demographic characteristics of people experiencing homelessness presenting to emergency departments

Abstract: Introduction: Despite the visibility of the homeless population, there is limited data on the information of this patient population. Point-in-time counts and survey data from selected samples (such as those admitted to emergency shelter) have primarily been used. This literature suggests that this hard-to-reach population has high rates of presentation at emergency departments (EDs), and as such, EDs often become their main point of contact for health and social services. Leveraging this fact and administrati… Show more

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