Which patients seek health care late in the course of their disease process and deteriorate more quickly than other patients?

A) Homeless
B) Immigrants
C) Elderly
D) Adolescents


Ans: A
Feedback: Because of numerous barriers, the homeless seek health care late in the course of a disease and deteriorate more quickly than patients who are not homeless. Many of their health problems are related in large part to their living situation. The other answers are incorrect because these populations do not seek care late in the course of their disease process and deteriorate quicker than other populations.

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