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Urban homelessness and poverty during economic prosperity and welfare reform: changes in self-reported comorbidities, insurance, and sources for usual care, 1995-1997THOMAS P O'TOOLE
Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Urban Health 79:200-10. 2002..These findings suggest more need for medical care among homeless and urban poor persons in 1997 compared with 1995 and support the continued need for outreach and support services despite a vigorous economy...
Primary care office policies regarding care of uninsured adult patientsT P O'Toole
Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Gen Intern Med 16:693-6. 2001..To describe primary care office policies regarding care of uninsured patients...
Medical debt and aggressive debt restitution practices: predatory billing among the urban poorTHOMAS P O'TOOLE
Johns Hopkins University Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Balitomore, MD 21205, USA
J Gen Intern Med 19:772-8. 2004..Little is known about the prevalence of this practice in low-income communities and what effect it has on health-seeking behavior...
The urban safety net: can it keep people healthy and out of the hospital?THOMAS P O'TOOLE
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
J Urban Health 81:179-90. 2004....
Self-reported changes in drug and alcohol use after becoming homelessTHOMAS P O'TOOLE
Welch Center, Room 2 513, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2024 E Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Public Health 94:830-5. 2004..We identified substance use patterns and factors associated with increased substance use after users become homeless...
ASAM Patient Placement Criteria treatment levels: do they correspond to care actually received by homeless substance abusing adults?THOMAS P O'TOOLE
The Johns Hopkins University, Welch Center for Epidemiology, Prevention, and Clinical Research, Baltimore, MD 21205 2223, USA
J Addict Dis 23:1-15. 2004..Lack of treatment availability or capacity, expense, and changing one's mind while on a wait list were the most commonly cited reasons for no treatment...
Health care of homeless veteransTHOMAS P O'TOOLE
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Gen Intern Med 18:929-33. 2003..They were also significantly more likely to access shelter clinics compared with veterans without this need. Homeless veterans continue to have substantial health issues. Active outreach is needed for those lacking access to VA services...
Students' attitudes toward indigent patientsTHOMAS P O'TOOLE
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Welch Center, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Acad Med 77:586. 2002..Second- and fourth-year medical students were surveyed about the influence of medical education on their attitudes towards indigent patients and its role in career planning...
Outpatient treatment entry and health care utilization after a combined medical/substance abuse intervention for hospitalized medical patientsTHOMAS P O'TOOLE
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Gen Intern Med 17:334-40. 2002..Drug-abusing patients utilize extensive amounts of health services resources, yet the acute medical hospitalization has typically not been used effectively to engage patients in substance abuse treatment...
Factors identifying high-frequency and low-frequency health service utilization among substance-using adultsTHOMAS P O'TOOLE
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 33:51-9. 2007....
The effect of integrated medical-substance abuse treatment during an acute illness on subsequent health services utilizationTHOMAS P O'TOOLE
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Med Care 45:1110-5. 2007....
