Disease prevalence and use of health care among a national sample of black and white male state prisoners

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 254-272

  Rosen, David L ^a   Hammond, Wizdom P ^b   Wohl, David A ^c   Golin, Carol E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to health care; Health care systems; Health disparities; Prisoners

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860488046     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0033     Document Type: Article

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