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. 2024 Dec 1;184(12):1474-1477.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.5336.

Experience of Violence During Homelessness

Anita S Hargrave  1   2   3 , Cheyenne M Garcia  2   3 , Jennafer A Birkmeyer  2   3 , Angelica DeGaetano  2   3 , Margot Kushel  2   3
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Experience of Violence During Homelessness

Anita S Hargrave et al. JAMA Intern Med. .
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This cross-sectional study reports the prevalence and odds of physical and/or sexual violence among unhoused adults in California.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Hargrave reported receiving grants from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH); Blue Shield of California Foundation (BSCF); University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI); California Healthcare Foundation (CHCF); and Department of Health Care Services during the conduct of the study. Ms Garcia reported receiving grants from the National Institute on Aging, BHHI, BSCF, and CHCF during the conduct of the study. Ms Birkmeyer reported receiving grants from BHHI, BSCF, and CHCF during the conduct of the study. Mrs DeGaetano reported receiving grants from BHHI, BSCF, and CHCF during the conduct of the study. Dr Kushel reported receiving grants from the National Institute on Aging, BHHI, BSCF, and CHCF during the conduct of the study and being a board member of Housing California, National Homelessness Law Center, and Steinberg Institute outside the submitted work.

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