High Rates of Incarceration as a Social Force Associated with Community Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infection
Open Access
- 1 February 2005
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 191 (s1) , S55-S60
Abstract
BackgroundThe United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. Some populations experience both high rates of incarceration and highKeywords
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