A systematic review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of peer education and peer support in prisons

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Bagnall, Anne Marie ^a   South, Jane ^a   Hulme, Claire ^b   Woodall, James ^a   Vinall Collier, Karen ^b   Raine, Gary ^a   Kinsella, Karina ^a   Dixey, Rachael ^a   Harris, Linda ^c   Wright, Nat Mj ^d  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Spectrum CIC   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health inequalities; Health promotion; Peer education; Peer interventions; Peer support; Prisoners; Prisons; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRISON; PRISONER; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PRISONERS; PRISONS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84949124664     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1584-x     Document Type: Review

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