Capturing perceptions: Prisoners assess their health services - Australia, 2001 and 2004

International Journal of Prisoner Health

Volumn 1, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 183-198

  Barling, Jacob ^a   Halpin, Rhonda ^a   Levy, Michael ^b,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Justice Health Centre for Health Research in Criminal Justice   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Client satisfaction; Cluster survey; Health services; Prisoners

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549111251     PISSN: 17449200     EISSN: 17449219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17449200600552714     Document Type: Article

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