Health risk profile of prostitutes in Dublin

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 485-488

  McDonnell, R J ^a   McDonnell, P M ^b   O'Neill, M ^b   Mulcahy, F ^c  

^a DR STEEVENS HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Royal City of Dublin Hospital   (Ireland)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dublin; Hepatitis B; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Prostitution; Sexually transmitted disease (STD)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SMOKING;

EID: 0031854835     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462981922557     Document Type: Article

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