New directions in research on prostitution

Crime, Law and Social Change

Volumn 43, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 211-235

  Weitzer, Ronald ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27844451912     PISSN: 09254994     EISSN: 15730751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10611-005-1735-6     Document Type: Review

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