Friday, August 04, 2006

The aging of the homeless population: fourteen-year trends in San Francisco

"The homeless population is aging by about two thirds of a year every calendar year, consistent with trends in several other cities. It is likely that the homeless are static, aging population cohort. The aging trends suggest that chronic conditions will become increasingly prominent for homeless health services. This will present challenges to traditional approaches to screening, prevention, and treatment of chronic diseases in an aging homeless population." Source: UCSF ? Journal of General Internal Medicine.

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