Effects of First-Time Imprisonment on Postprison Mortality: A 25-Year Follow-Up Study with a Matched Control Group

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 383-419

  Dirkzwager, Anja ^a   Nieuwbeerta, Paul ^b   Blokland, Arjan ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

imprisonment; mortality; propensity score matching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864310675     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427811415534     Document Type: Article

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