A Survey of Health Care in Large Urban Jails

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Author(s)

• Kellar, Mark
• Chopin, Lanny

Source(s)

• LIS, Inc. (Boulder, CO)
• National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Boulder, CO)

Sponsor(s)

• National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC)

Details

Published 1989. 6 pages.

Related Topics

• Health services (Offender Services)

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