Correctional health care: Implications for public health policy

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 294-298

  Adams, Diane L ^a   Leath, Brenda A ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS SCREENING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRISON; PRISONER; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRISONERS; PRISONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036560599     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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