Medical centres for the homeless in Hamburg - consultation reasons and diagnoses compared to primary care patients in the regular health care system

• Main Authors: Carolin van der Leeden (Author), Hanna Kaduszkiewicz (Author), Sigrid Boczor (Author), Thomas Kloppe (Author), Benjamin Lohmann (Author), Tina Mallon (Author), Anja Rakebrandt (Author), Martin Scherer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In Germany, homeless people are entitled to health care within the regular health care system. However, due to their specific living conditions they make little use of these services. In 2013, three Medical centres for the homeless (MCH) were opened in Hamburg to provide general...