Causes of death among people in custody in Ontario, 1990-1999

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1109-1113

  Wobeser, Wendy L ^a   Datema, Jason ^a   Bechard, Benoit ^a   Ford, Peter ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POLICE; PRISON; PRISONER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036438791     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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