Health Profile of the State Prison Population and Returning Offenders: Public Health Challenges

Journal of Correctional Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 303-331

  Davis, Lois M ^a   Pacchiana, Sharon ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 84997994556     PISSN: 10783458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107834580301000305     Document Type: Article

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