Health conditions of inmates in Italy

• Main Authors: Fabio Voller (Author), Caterina Silvestri (Author), Gianrocco Martino (Author), Eleonora Fanti (Author), Giorgio Bazzerla (Author), Fabio Ferrari (Author), Marco Grignani (Author), Sandro Libianchi (Author), Antonio Maria Pagano (Author), Franco Scarpa (Author), Cristina Stasi (Author), Teresa Di Fiandra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Several studies have shown that prison is characterized by a higher prevalence of chronic diseases than unconfined settings. The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics and health of inmates, focusing on internal diseases. Methods We designed a specific clinical rec...