Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death throughout the world. In high
income countries, the greatest burden of disease is seen in those from lower socio …

Background: Women prisoners tend to suffer poor health on a range of indicators. This study
sought to explore women prisoners' perceptions of the impact of imprisonment on their …

Introduction: This paper compares the prevalence estimates of diabetes and cardiovascular
disease (CVD) risk factors in the Indigenous and non‐Indigenous New South Wales (NSW) …

Objective: To compare the health of Queensland women prisoners with that of community
women using the target areas of public health promotion identified by Health Determinants …

ABSTRACT Background and Aim: Incarceration is characterized by inequalities in disease
burden and an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The aim of this review was …

Objective Cardiovascular disease is an underappreciated issue in prison medicine. Recent
studies have revealed a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRFs) …

Background Despite the considerable changes in the provision of health care to prisoners in
the UK there is little published literature that attempts to examine broader aspects of health …

Background Cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) were collected as part of a randomised
controlled trial of a multi-component intervention to reduce smoking among male prisoners …

We examined factors associated with increased mortality in a cohort of 85,203 adults with a
history of imprisonment in New South Wales, Australia, between 1988 and 2002. Information …

The needs of women held in detention have received little attention and continue to be
neglected by health systems and prison authorities. One reason for this, too readily accepted …