The many faces of sex work

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-206

  Harcourt, Christine ^a   Donovan, B ^a,b  

^a SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISEXUALITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RISK FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 20644443508     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.012468     Document Type: Review

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