Care of the chronically ill patient with a bleeding disorder.

Purpose: This article provides an overview of hemophilia, a chronic bleeding disorder.

Design: The epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and management of hemophilia are described. Collaborative care using the Hemophilia Treatment Center (HTC) Comprehensive Care Model is presented in a case study.

Perceptions of health status among women and men in an urban homeless population.

The rate of homelessness in Cincinnati, Ohio, has more than doubled in size since 1986. Currently there are an estimated 25,000 homeless persons living in the city. Recent surveys indicate that 58% of Cincinnati's homeless people report having no available source of healthcare and use hospital emergency rooms as their primary source of healthcare.