Improving the health of drug-using prisoners: An exploratory study of drug information needs in male Young Offender Institutions

Health Education Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-25

  Seddon, Toby ^a,b,c  

^a NACRO   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug using prisoners; England and Wales; Male inmates; Young offender institutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346994715     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001789690106000103     Document Type: Article

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