Social policy, imperiled communities and HIV/AIDS transmission in prisons: a call for zero tolerance

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 267-273

  Graham, Louis F ^a   Treadwell, Henrie M ^b   Braithwaite, Kisha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American community; HIV AIDS; Incarceration; Jail; Prison; Re entry

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; RAPE; REVIEW; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL MISCONDUCT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 56949105556     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2008.09.002     Document Type: Review

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