title: Bridging the gap--health care for the homeless.
abstract: In Australia and other countries concern exists about the extent of homelessness. Because we live in a period in which access to adequate shelter is an increasing problem for many persons, we report on the health needs of long-term homeless persons. Little attention was given to their health needs during the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless in 1987.
authors.affiliation: School of Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington.
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Webster
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology; D001315:Australia; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006304:Health Status; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology