Deaths among homeless persons--San Francisco, 1985-1990.
In San Francisco (1990 population: 723,959), an estimated 6000-18,000 persons are homeless. To characterize the causes of death among homeless persons in San Francisco during 1985-1990, the Health Care for the Homeless Program, San Francisco Department of Public Health, reviewed records of homeless decedents from the city medical examiner's (ME's) office. This report summarizes the results of that study.
D000328:Adult; D002423:Cause of Death; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D012495:San Francisco / Q000453:epidemiology