Chronic disease management for homeless Veterans: The role of substance use and peer support

Sonya Gabrielian, MD, MPH1, Anita Yuan, PhD, MPH2, Ronald M. Andersen, PhD3, Roy Brown4, James McGuire, PhD, LCSW4, Lisa Rubenstein, MD, MSPH5, Negar Sapir, MPH6 and Lillian Gelberg, MD, MSPH7
(1)HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy (CSHIIP), VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; Desert Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC); UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, (2)West Los Angeles VA Healthcare Center, Los Angeles, CA, (3)UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, (4)West Los Angeles VA, Los Angeles, CA, (5)Veterans Health Administration, North Hills, CA, (6)West Los Angeles VA, North Hills, CA, (7)University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA