Health problems among detainees in Switzerland: a study using the ICPC-2 classification

Wolff, Hans; Seboe, Paul; Haller, Dagmar M.; Eytan, Ariel; Niveau, Gérard; Bertrand, Dominique; Getaz, Laurent; Cerutti, Bernard

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-245

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Health problems among detainees in Switzerland: a study using the ICPC-2 classification

ContributorsWolff, Hans; Seboe, Paul; Haller, Dagmar M.

; Eytan, Ariel; Niveau, Gérard; Bertrand, Dominique; Getaz, Laurent; Cerutti, Bernard

Published inBMC public health, vol. 11, 245

Publication date2011

Abstract

Little is known about the health status of prisoners in Switzerland. The aim of this study was to provide a detailed description of the health problems presented by detainees in Switzerland's largest remand prison.

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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cross-Sectional Studies
Documentation
Female
Health Services Accessibility
Health Status Indicators
Humans
Male
Medical Audit
Middle Aged
Prisoners
Retrospective Studies
Switzerland/epidemiology
Young Adult

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WOLFF, Hans et al. Health problems among detainees in Switzerland: a study using the ICPC-2 classification. In: BMC public health, 2011, vol. 11, p. 245. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-245

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PID : unige:25624
DOI : 10.1186/1471-2458-11-245
PMID : 21504562

ISSN of the journal1471-2458

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Health problems among detainees in Switzerland: a study using the ICPC-2 classification

Little is known about the health status of prisoners in Switzerland. The aim of this study was to provide a detailed description of the health problems presented by detainees in Switzerland's largest remand prison.

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