Inadequate data collection prevents health planning for released prisoners

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 408-409

  Martire, Kristy A ^a   Larney, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LETTER; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRISONER; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 77952301745     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02854.x     Document Type: Letter

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