Predicting Infractions and Health Care Utilization in Prison: A Meta-Analysis

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 921-942

  Gonçalves, Leonel C ^a   Gonçalves, Rui A ^a   Martins, Carla ^a   Dirkzwager, Anja J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

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

Author keywords

adjustment; health care; infractions; meta analysis; prisoners

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907292237     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854814524402     Document Type: Article

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