Women and the Criminal Justice System

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 180-182

  Covington, Stephanie S ^a  

^a Center for Gender and Justice   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRISON; PRISONER; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34250896748     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2007.05.004     Document Type: Editorial

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