High mortality rates among inmates during the year following their discharge from a French prison

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 614-616

  Verger, Pierre ^a,c   Rotily, M ^a   Prudhomme, J ^a   Bird, S ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Forensic science; Injecting drug use; Mortality; Overdose; Prisoners

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PRISONER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRISONERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038711006     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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