Prisons and mental health [19]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 356, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-198

  Allen, Scott A ^a   Rich, Josiah D ^a  

^a Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PRISONER;

EID: 33846146085     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc066572     Document Type: Letter

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