Risk, Feasibility, and Cost Evaluation of a Prisoner Condom Access Pilot Program in One California State Prison

Journal of Correctional Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 184-194

  Lucas, Kimberley D ^a   Miller, Jamie L ^b   Eckert, Valorie ^b   Horne, Rebecca L ^b   Samuel, Michael C ^b   Mohle Boetani, Janet C ^a  

^a California Correctional Health Care Services   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

condoms; correctional health care; inmates; prison; sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902970191     PISSN: 10783458     EISSN: 19405200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078345814530869     Document Type: Article

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