Women's health in prison: Urgent need for improvement in gender equity and social justice

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 406-

  Van Den Bergh, Brenda J ^a   Gatherer, Alex ^a   Møller, Lars F ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDITORIAL; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; POLICY; PRISON; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRISONS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 67649213046     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.066928     Document Type: Editorial

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