Homelessness and mortality: gender, age, and housing status inequity in Korea
The study highlights the urgent need for targeted interventions, as the homeless population faces significantly higher mortality rates. Older adults and women in shelter facilities are at the highest risk.
Authors
- Gum‐Ryeong Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0696-9421)
- Hojoon Sohn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5837-3844)
- Hongjo Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8853-7061)
- Young Ae Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7783-5271)
- Seung-Won Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8893-8332)
- Dawoon Jeong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6260-0277)
Institutions
- Seoul National University (KR)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Yonsei University (KR)
- Korea University (KR)
- Severance Hospital (KR)
- New Generation University College (ET)
- Seoul National University Hospital (KR)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Korea University (JP)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epidemiology and Health
- Published
- 2024-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2024076
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- Seoul National University
- National Health Insurance Service
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea