The Mortality Penalty of Incarceration: Evidence from a Population-based Case-control Study of Working-age Males

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 215-233

  Pridemore, William Alex ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

case control study; health; incarceration; premature mortality; Russia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901471318     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: 21506000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022146514533119     Document Type: Article

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