Fit for prison: Special population health and fitness programme evaluation

International Journal of Prisoner Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 208-216

  Cashin, Andrew ^a   Potter, Emily ^a   Stevens, Warren ^b   Davidson, Kerri ^c   Muldoon, Diane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW Department of Corrective Services   (Australia)

^c JUSTICE HEALTH AND FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Correctional setting; Exercise

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; ETHICS; EXERCISE; FITNESS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRISON; PRISONER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PRISONERS;

EID: 57349163714     PISSN: 17449200     EISSN: 17449219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17449200802473131     Document Type: Article

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