Female vs Males inmates: Authors’ reply and sample size calculation

Authors

  • Laura Ferraro Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience, and Advanced Diagnosis, Institute of Psychiatry, University of Palermo
  • Caterina La Cascia University of Palermo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/2019.7.2217

Keywords:

Female, Jail, Prisoners, Anxiety, Depression.

Abstract

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Author Biography

  • Caterina La Cascia, University of Palermo
    School of Medicine and Surgery, Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and advanced Diagnostics, Institute of Psychiatry

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Published

10-08-2019

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Reports

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