Unmet treatment needs of older prisoners: A primary care survey

Age and Ageing

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 396-398

  Fazel, Seena ^a   Hope, Tony ^b   O'Donnell, Ian ^c   Jacoby, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Medication; Policy; Prisoners; Public health

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HORMONE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SAMPLING; SKIN DISEASE; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PRISONERS; WALES;

EID: 4043072003     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afh113     Document Type: Article

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