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Mortality Rates and Cause of Death Among Former Prison Inmates in North Carolina

Mark Jones, Gregory D. Kearney, Xiaohui Xu, Tammy Norwood and Scott K. Proescholdbell
North Carolina Medical Journal July 2017, 78 (4) 223-229; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.78.4.223
Mark Jones
professor, Department of Criminal Justice, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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Gregory D. Kearney
assistant professor, Department of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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Xiaohui Xu
associate professor, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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Tammy Norwood
program manager, North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System, Injury Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, Injury and Violence Prevention Branch, Chronic Disease and Injury Section, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Scott K. Proescholdbell
program director, North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System, Injury Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, Injury and Violence Prevention Branch, Chronic Disease and Injury Section, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina
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