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Homelessness and self-rated health: findings from a cross-sectional study of people experiencing homelessness in the city of Warsaw, Poland

Zuzanna Waszak
1
,
Paulina Szot
1
,
Zuzanna Matuszewska
1
,
Katarzyna Lewtak
2

  1. Students’ Scientific Circle of Hygiene and Prevention, Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
  2. Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2025; 27(2): 206–213
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2025.150179
Online publish date: 2025/06/27
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