Health care of female commercial sex workers

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 165-180

  Mardh P A ^e   Shoubnikova, M ^a   Genc M ^b   Chaplinkas, S ^c   Unzeitig, V ^d  

^a Latvian Gender Problem Center   (Latvia)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Lithuanian AIDS Center   (Lithuania)

^d Masaryk   (Czech Republic)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Counselling; Prostitution; Screening; Sexually transmitted infections; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

CONTRACEPTION; DRUG ABUSE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MIGRATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0043276237     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625189909040811     Document Type: Review

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