Leading medical causes of mortality among male prisoners in Texas, 1992-2003

Journal of Correctional Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 241-253

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b Office of Preventive Medicine   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; cardiovascular disease; infectious disease; liver disease; mortality; prisoners

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRISON; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRISONS; TEXAS;

EID: 79958796342     PISSN: 10783458     EISSN: 19405200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078345811401362     Document Type: Article

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