The Health and Health Care of US Prisoners: Results of a Nationwide Survey

P. Wilper, Andrew; Woolhandler, Steffie; Wesley Boyd, J.; E. Lasser, Karen; McCormick, Danny; H. Bor, David; U. Himmelstein, David

doi:10.2105/ajph.2008.144279

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The Health and Health Care of US Prisoners: Results of a Nationwide Survey

Published in American Journal of Public Health • Jan 16, 2009

Authors:

Andrew P. Wilper

Steffie Woolhandler

J. Wesley Boyd

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We analyzed the prevalence of chronic illnesses, including mental illness, and access to health care among US inmates. METHODS: We used the 2002 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails and the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities to analyze disease prevalence and ...

Subject

Medicine

Mental health

Psychiatry

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