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Health management plans generated in prison were not always completed before release for reasons including custodial factors and waits for hospital-based appointments. Provision of effective health care in prison requires improved integration with community health services, including timely access to a wide range of health services while women are in prison, and continuity of care at release.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1071\/py15110","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,5,8]],"date-time":"2016-05-08T20:20:46Z","timestamp":1462738846000},"page":"523-529","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":24,"title":["Healthcare delivery for women in prison: a medical record review"],"prefix":"10.1071","volume":"22","author":[{"given":"Penelope","family":"Abbott","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"ADepartment of General Practice, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia."},{"name":"DCorresponding author. 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