Disrupted lives, fragmented care: Illness experiences of criminalized women

Women and Health

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-61

  Sered, Susan ^a   Norton Hawk, Maureen ^a  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminalization; Health; Illness; Incarceration; Narratives; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MASSACHUSETTS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 55249115114     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630240802131999     Document Type: Article

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