The World Health Organization European health in prisons project after 10 years: Persistent barriers and achievements

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1696-1700

  Gatherer, Alex ^a   Moller, Lars ^b,d   Hayton, Paul ^a,c  

^a HIPP ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

^c WHO Collaborating Centre for the HIPP

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MINORITY GROUP; PRISON; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BENCHMARKING; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; MINORITY GROUPS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRISONERS; PRISONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 25444488718     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2003.057323     Document Type: Review

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