Mental disorders
Sep 5 2007, Ganesh

A recent study has shown that majority of the people being hospitalized now days for mental disorders are from homeless. As per the report published by Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) on August 30 last, 52 percent of homeless patients...

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