Showing papers by "Adrian M. Ostfeld published in 1981"
TL;DR: Inmates who were retransferred to cells after a short stay in dormitories experienced a mean decline in SBP, which suggests that crowding may be reversible in its early stages, and SBP decreased after continued stay in the dormitory, indicating that adaptation may occur.
Abstract: The relationship between change in mode of housing and corresponding blood pressure (BP) change was investigated among 568 male prisoners as an analogue to animal studies which have shown that crowding elevates BP. The transfer from single occupancy cells to multiple occupancy dormitories was associ
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