Mental patients in prisons

World Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-189

  Arboleda Flórez, Julio ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mental health systems; Mental illness; Prisons

Indexed keywords

CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; REVIEW;

EID: 70350506008     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2051-5545.2009.tb00249.x     Document Type: Review

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