Publichealth implications of medical care discontinuity for imprisoned blackmen

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1540-1541

  Underwood, Rita Livingston ^a   Treadwell, Henrie ^a,b  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Community Voices and Men's Health Initiative ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; POVERTY; PRISONER; STATISTICS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; PRISONERS;

EID: 80051964808     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300276     Document Type: Letter

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