Impact of incarceration on cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systematic review and meta-regression on weight and BMI change

Objective Cardiovascular disease is an underappreciated issue in prison medicine. Recent studies have revealed a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRFs) among individuals in prison, but the impact of incarceration on CVDRFs over time is not well understood. This review aime...

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Main Authors: Patrick Bodenmann, Constantin Bondolfi, Patrick Taffe, Aurélie Augsburger, Cécile Jaques, Mary Malebranche, Carole Clair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/10/e039278.full
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