Higher risk of hospitalization after prison release

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Higher risk of hospitalization after prison release

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/higher-risk-hospitalization-prison-release-210512240.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8swh.v_O.yq.Jdj7be9_KQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T210512Z_1_CBRE96N1MKS00_RTROPTP_2_PERU.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Inmates use mirrors to watch other inmates participate in a full-body resistance workout competition at the main courtyard, from their cell at Lurigancho prison in Lima" align="left" title="Inmates use mirrors to watch other inmates participate in a full-body resistance workout competition at the main courtyard, from their cell at Lurigancho prison in Lima" border="0" /></a>By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who were recently released from prison are more likely to be admitted to a hospital than those who were never incarcerated, according to a new study. Researchers found one in 70 former inmates is hospitalized within the first seven days of being released. At three months post-release, that grows to one in 12. &quot;Many individuals return home from a correctional facility and they're a vulnerable population - particularly vulnerable in terms of death and using the hospital,&quot; said Dr. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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