Legal prison tattooing centers: Viable health policy initiative?

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 240-244

  Awofeso, Niyi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bloodborne infections; Prisoners; Tattooing

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CANADA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMICS; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRISON; RISK MANAGEMENT; TATTOOING; UNITED STATES;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CANADA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH POLICY; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; PRISONS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TATTOOING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950970842     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181b43bcd     Document Type: Article

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