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Admission decisions and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia in the homeless population: A review of 172 patients in an urban setting

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  • Jones, B.
  • Gundlapalli, A.V.
  • Jones, J.P.
  • Brown, S.M.
  • Dean, N.C.

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Objectives. We compared admission rates, outcomes, and performance of the CURB-65 mortality prediction score of homeless patients and nonhomeless patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods. We compared homeless (n = 172) and nonhomeless (n = 1897) patients presenting to a Salt Lake City, Utah, emergency department with CAP from 1996 to 2006. In the homeless cohort, we measured referral from and follow-up with the local homeless health care clinic and arrangement of medical housing. Results. Homeless patients were younger (44 vs 59 years; P

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  • Jones, B. & Gundlapalli, A.V. & Jones, J.P. & Brown, S.M. & Dean, N.C., 2013. "Admission decisions and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia in the homeless population: A review of 172 patients in an urban setting," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(S2), pages 289-293.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2013.301342_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301342
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    1. Lan-Ping Lin & Li-Yun Wang & Tai-Wen Wang & Yun-Cheng Chen & Jin-Ding Lin, 2021. "Factors Associated with Free Hospital Outpatient Service Use among Middle-Aged and Older Urban Homeless Adults in Taipei," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(10), pages 1-12, May.

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