Prostitution in Bangladesh: An empirical profile of sex workers

Journal of International Women's Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-122

  Ahsan Ullah, A K M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS pandemic; Prostitution; Sex workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144491476     PISSN: 15398706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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