Prevalence of chronic medical conditions among inmates in the texas prison system

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 486-503

  Harzke, Amy J ^a   Baillargeon, Jacques G ^a   Pruitt, Sandi L ^b   Pulvino, John S ^a   Paar, David P ^a   Kelley, Michael F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Office of Preventive Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Diabetes; Heart disease; Hypertension; Prison health care; Prisoners

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRISONERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954657637     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-010-9448-2     Document Type: Article

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