Perceived health needs of inner-city street prostitutes: A preliminary study

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 50-59

  Valera, Roberto J ^a   Sawyer, Robin G ^a   Schiraldi, Glenn R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POVERTY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; POVERTY AREAS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROSTITUTION; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0035230266     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.25.1.6     Document Type: Article

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