African-American males in the United States prison system: impact on family and community

Journal of Men's Health and Gender

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-226

  Bonhomme, Jean ^a   Stephens, Torrance ^a   Braithwaite, Ronald ^a  

^a Men's Health Network and National Black Men's Health Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; COMMUNITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DRUG ABUSE; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; OFFENDER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748545891     PISSN: 15718913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmhg.2006.06.003     Document Type: Editorial

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