Surviving Prison: Exploring prison social life as a determinant of health

International Journal of Prisoner Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 71-89

  de Viggiani, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Prison community; Prison health; Prison social life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMOTION; ETHNOGRAPHY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PERCEPTION; PRISON; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

EID: 33748851527     PISSN: 17449200     EISSN: 17449219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17449200600935653     Document Type: Review

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