Prison life: Television, sports, work, stress and insomnia in a remand prison

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 74-83

  Elger, Bernice S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Daily activities; Insomnia; Prison life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PRISONERS; PRISONS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SPORTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWITZERLAND; TELEVISION;

EID: 61349101773     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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