학술논문
Risk of death for young ex‐prisoners in the year following release from adult prison
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Vol 37, Iss 4, Pp 377-382 (2013)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1753-6405
1326-0200
1326-0200
Abstract
Abstract Background : In the community, all‐cause mortality rates among those younger than 25 years are considerably lower than those of older adults and are largely attributable to risk‐taking behaviours. However, given the unique health profiles of prisoners, this pattern may not be replicated among those leaving prison. We compared rates and patterns of mortality among young and older ex‐prisoners in Queensland, Australia. Methods : We linked the identities of 42,015 persons (n=14,920 aged