Journal article
Health Status of Older Male Prisoners: A Comprehensive Survey
American journal of public health (1971), Vol.82(6), pp.881-884
06/01/1992
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.82.6.881
PMCID: PMC1694178
PMID: 1533997
Abstract
Although prison populations remain predominantly young, the number of older inmates in state and federal correctional facilities has been increasing. This report describes the results of a health survey of 119 male inmates 50 years of age and older residing in Iowa state correctional facilities. Subject's disease history included hypertension (40%), myocardial infarction (19%), and emphysema (18%). Most participants (97%) had missing teeth, 42% had gross physical functional impairments, and 70% smoked cigarettes. These findings have implications for health care provision and release planning.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Health Status of Older Male Prisoners: A Comprehensive Survey
- Creators
- Patricia Colsher - University of IowaRobert Wallace
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of public health (1971), Vol.82(6), pp.881-884
- DOI
- 10.2105/AJPH.82.6.881
- PMID
- 1533997
- PMCID
- PMC1694178
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Public Health
- ISSN
- 0090-0036
- eISSN
- 1541-0048
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/01/1992
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984363633902771
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