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Reentry Challenges Facing Women with Mental Health Problems

Christy A. VisherDepartment of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD &
Nicholas W. BakkenDepartment of Sociology and Archaeology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
, PhD
Pages 768-780 | Received 23 Aug 2013, Accepted 07 Apr 2014, Published online: 04 Sep 2014

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