Conceptualizing the impact of indirect violence on HIV risk among women involved in street-level prostitution

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-170

  Romero Daza, Nancy ^a   Weeks, Margaret ^b   Singer, Merrill ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH   (United States)

^c HISPANIC HEALTH COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug use; HIV risk; Indirect violence; Sex workers

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ATTENTION; CITY; CONDOM; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EMOTION; EXAMINATION; EXPOSURE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; REINFORCEMENT; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; WELLBEING; WORKER;

EID: 10844279753     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2003.10.003     Document Type: Review

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