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. 2022 Jul 28;15:32. doi: 10.1186/s12245-022-00435-3

Table 4.

Count of unique individuals experiencing homelessness in the ED

Study ID Country Study setting and population Total number of unique patients who presented in the ED Number of unique patients who were homeless % of patients who were homeless
Lee et al. 2019 (b) [25] Australia Patients presenting to an inner metropolitan hospital ED in Melbourne 504 40 7.94
Feldman et al. 2017 [23] (also reported in Feldman et al. 2018 [34]) USA Patients presenting to 3 EDs (a level trauma centre, a suburban hospital and an inner-city hospital) 4,395 309 7.03
Lam et al. 2016 [42] USA Homeless patients presenting to the ED in an urban, safety-net hospital 92,307 4210 4.56
Moore et al. 2012 [31] Australia Patients presenting to a principal referral hospital ED 2888 211 7.31
Moore et al. 2011 [45] Australia Patients presenting to an adult, tertiary referral hospital ED, excluding those who died during study period 40,942 1595 3.90

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