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People experiencing homelessness urgently need to be recognised as a high risk group for COVID‐19

2020; Wiley; Volume: 32; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/hpja.355

2201-1617

Craig Cumming, Lisa Wood, Andrew Davies,

Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

Health Promotion Journal of AustraliaVolume 32, Issue 2 p. 359-360 LETTER TO THE EDITOR People experiencing homelessness urgently need to be recognised as a high risk group for COVID-19 Craig Cumming, Corresponding Author Craig Cumming [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-2556-3294 School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorLisa Wood, Lisa Wood orcid.org/0000-0002-9196-8847 School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorAndrew Davies, Andrew Davies Homeless Healthcare, Perth, WA, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author Craig Cumming, Corresponding Author Craig Cumming [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-2556-3294 School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorLisa Wood, Lisa Wood orcid.org/0000-0002-9196-8847 School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorAndrew Davies, Andrew Davies Homeless Healthcare, Perth, WA, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 07 May 2020 https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.355Citations: 11Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES 1Ahmed F, Ahmed N, Pissarides C, Stiglitz J. Why inequality could spread COVID-19. The Lancet. 2020;https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30085-2. 10.1016/S2468?2667(20)30085?2 Web of Science®Google Scholar 2Smith JA, Judd J. COVID-19: Vulnerability and the power of privilege in a pandemic. Health Promot J Austr. 2020; 31(2): 158–60. 10.1002/hpja.333 PubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 3 Department of Health. What you need to know about coronavirus (COVID-19). 2020. [Available from: https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert/what-you-need-to-know-about-coronavirus-covid-19#who-is-most-at-risk. Google Scholar 4Aldridge RW, Menezes D, Lewer D, Cornes M, Evans H, Blackburn RM, et al. Causes of death among homeless people: a population-based cross-sectional study of linked hospitalisation and mortality data in England. Wellcome Open Research. 2019; 4: 49. 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15151.1 PubMedGoogle Scholar 5Wood L, Davies A, Khan Z. COVID-19 precautions–easier said than done when patients are homeless. Med J Aust. 2020; 212(8): 1. 10.5694/mja2.50571 Web of Science®Google Scholar 6Kirby T. Efforts escalate to protect homeless people from COVID-19 in UK. Lancet Respir Med. 2020;https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30160-0. 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30160-0 Web of Science®Google Scholar 7Zhou F, Yu T, Du R, Fan G, Liu Y, Liu Z, et al. Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet. 2020; 395(10229): 1054–62. 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30566-3 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 8Caramelo F, Ferreira N, Oliveiros B. Estimation of risk factors for COVID-19 mortality-preliminary results. medRxiv. 2020; preprint. Google Scholar 9Brown RT, Hemati K, Riley ED, Lee CT, Ponath C, Tieu L, et al. Geriatric conditions in a population-based sample of older homeless adults. The Gerontologist. 2017; 57(4): 757–66. PubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 10Stafford A, Wood L. Tackling health disparities for people who are homeless? Start with social determinants. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017; 14(12): 1535. 10.3390/ijerph14121535 PubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar Citing Literature Volume32, Issue2April 2021Pages 359-360 ReferencesRelatedInformation