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| Travis P BaggettSummaryAffiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital Country: USA Publications
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Mortality among homeless adults in Boston: shifts in causes of death over a 15-year periodTravis P Baggett
General Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
JAMA Intern Med 173:189-95. 2013..Homeless persons experience excess mortality, but US-based studies on this topic are outdated or lack information about causes of death. To our knowledge, no studies have examined shifts in causes of death for this population over time...
The unmet health care needs of homeless adults: a national studyTravis P Baggett
General Medicine Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Am J Public Health 100:1326-33. 2010..We assessed the prevalence and predictors of past-year unmet needs for 5 types of health care services in a national sample of homeless adults...
Cigarette smoking and advice to quit in a national sample of homeless adultsTravis P Baggett
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
Am J Prev Med 39:164-72. 2010..Cigarette smoking is common among homeless people, but its characteristics in this vulnerable population have not been studied at a national level. Whether homeless smokers receive advice to quit from healthcare providers is also unknown...
Food insufficiency and health services utilization in a national sample of homeless adultsTravis P Baggett
General Medicine Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Gen Intern Med 26:627-34. 2011..Homeless people have high rates of hospitalization and emergency department (ED) use. Obtaining adequate food is a common concern among homeless people and may influence health care utilization...
