Incarceration and the health of the african american community

Du Bois Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 133-141

  Schnittker, Jason ^a   Massoglia, Michael ^b   Uggen, Christopher ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Incarceration; Infectious Disease; Racial Ethnic Disparities; Stigma; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455253087     PISSN: 1742058X     EISSN: 17420598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742058X11000026     Document Type: Article

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