Sexually transmitted diseases and condom use among female freelance and brothel-based sex workers in Singapore

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 593-600

  Wong, Mee Lian ^a   Chan, Roy K W ^b   Chua, W L ^b   Wee, Sharon ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0032717448     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199911000-00010     Document Type: Article

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