The imposition of restricted hospital orders: Potential effects of ethnic origin

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-177

  Riordan, Sharon ^a,b   Donaldson, Stephen ^b   Humphreys, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b South Birmingham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COHORT STUDIES; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; CRIME; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; PRISONERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WALES;

EID: 1842509266     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2004.01.007     Document Type: Article

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