Medical service utilization was obtained through inspection of prison medical records. Researchers recorded service use over the three months prior to the interview date, such as: visits to medical doctor, visits to accidents and emergency room (A&E), admission to hospital and length of stay, and surgeries. The authors chose to include three months of service for practical reasons; and additionally felt this time period fairly represented the service use of all prisoners given the variance in prison stays.
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