PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - P.D. Toon
AU  - K. Thomas
AU  - M. Doherty
TI  - Audit of work at a medical centre for the homeless over one year
DP  - 1987 Mar 01
TA  - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
PG  - 120--122
VI  - 37
IP  - 296
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/37/296/120.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/37/296/120.full
SO  - J R Coll Gen Pract1987 Mar 01; 37
AB  - An audit of one years' work at a voluntary health care service for the homeless involving doctors, a chiropodist, nurses and social workers was carried out. It was found that although certain health problems are more common among the homeless than in the general population, the range resembles that in any general practice. However, registration with general practitioners was much less common among the homeless than in the general population, and a high proportion of referrals to hospital did not lead to appropriate treatment. The value of a special primary health care service for the homeless is discussed.