Victoria McCallum
Biographic Data
| ID | 6063203 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Victoria McCallum |
| GIVEN NAMES | Victoria |
| FAMILY NAME | McCallum |
| SIGNATURE | MCCALLUM V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emory University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Prisoner Survival Inside and Outside of the Institution
The life expectancy of persons cycling through the prison system is unknown. The authors sought to determine the 15.5-year survival of 23,510 persons imprisoned in the state of Georgia on June 30, 1991. After linking prison and mortality records, they calculated standardized mortality ratios (SMRs). The cohort experienced 2,650 deaths during follow-up, which were 799 more than expected (SMR = 1.43, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.38, 1.49). Morta…
Prior Reports of Medical Problems Among Inmates
In the article “The Health and Health Care of US Prisoners: Results of a Nationwide Survey,” Wilper et al. state, “We are not aware of any study analyzing the prevalence of common chronic conditions or of access to medical and psychiatric care among the incarcerated population as a whole.”1(p666) We believe that readers should be aware of L. M. Maruschak's 2006 study, “Medical Problems of Jail Inmates,”2 and her 2008 report, “Medical Problems of …
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Prior Reports of Medical Problems Among Inmates
In the article “The Health and Health Care of US Prisoners: Results of a Nationwide Survey,” Wilper et al. state, “We are not aware of any study analyzing the prevalence of common chronic conditions or of access to medical and psychiatric care among the incarcerated population as a whole.”1(p666) We believe that readers should be aware of L. M. Maruschak's 2006 study, “Medical Problems of Jail Inmates,”2 and her 2008 report, “Medical Problems of …
Prisoner Survival Inside and Outside of the Institution
The life expectancy of persons cycling through the prison system is unknown. The authors sought to determine the 15.5-year survival of 23,510 persons imprisoned in the state of Georgia on June 30, 1991. After linking prison and mortality records, they calculated standardized mortality ratios (SMRs). The cohort experienced 2,650 deaths during follow-up, which were 799 more than expected (SMR = 1.43, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.38, 1.49). Morta…
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Confidence interval (1 work) · Context (archaeology) (1 work) · Criminology (1 work) · Demography (1 work)