Excess non-COVID-19 mortality in Uruguay prisons in 2021 vs. 2014-2023.
The excess non-COVID-19 mortality in Uruguay prisons in 2021 was mainly due to restrictions on movement in prison and priority in the care of respiratory patients, which generated difficulties in accessing prison health services, delays in diagnosis and treatment of other pathologies.
Authors
- José Priore
Institutions
- Universidad ORT Uruguay (UY)
- Universidad de Montevideo (UY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18176/resp.00101
- Primary Topic
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00