Psychiatric and characterological factors relevant to excess mortality in a long-term cohort of prostitute women

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 97-112

  Brody, Stuart ^a   Potterat, John J ^b   Muth, Stephen Q ^b   Woodhouse, Donald E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Lock Haven University ^*

^c Lock Haven University   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHARACTER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH; DRUG TOXICITY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHIATRY; REVIEW; SEXOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 12744272034     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926230590477943     Document Type: Review

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