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Document Details : Title: Health care provision in prisons: a review on European and international guidelines Author(s): SAKELLIADIS EI, SPILIOPOULOU CA, PAPADODIMA SA Journal: Acta Clinica Belgica Volume: 64 Issue: 5 Date: 2009 Pages: 399-405 DOI: 10.2143/ACB.64.5.1002510 Abstract : Health care provision in prisons is an area of increasing international concern. The spectrum of health problems which prisoners may bring to prison is wide and in many cases prevalence is greater than in the general population. The profound knowledge of delicate issues such as medical confidentiality and informed consent of the patient, with special refer to infectious disease, hunger strike and prison research is necessary in the prison working environment. In the following paragraphs the European and International conventions and guidelines on the matter are discussed. |
