Sex workers in agricultural areas: Their drugs, their children

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 543-555

  Bletzer, Keith V ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural areas; Childrearing; Licit and illicit substance use; Sex work; Southern USA

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD REARING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; SINGLE PARENT; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 27944499828     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050500151271     Document Type: Article

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