Choosing health in prison: Prisoners' views on making healthy choices in English prisons

Health Education Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 155-166

  Condon, Louise ^a,b   Hek, Gill ^a   Harris, Francesca ^a  

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

^b Bristol PCT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choosing Health; Health; Health promotion; Healthy choices; Prisoners

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PRISONER; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL HEALTH; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 49649084941     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896908094633     Document Type: Article

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