Risk practices for HIV infection and other STDs amongst female prostitutes working in legalized brothels

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-94

  Pyett, P M ^a   Haste, B R ^a   Snow, J ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Prostitutes' Collective of Victoria   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0030026326     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540129650126019     Document Type: Article

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