Social Determinants of Health Care Access Among Sex Industry Workers in Canada

Research in the Sociology of Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue , 2005, Pages 79-104

  Phillips, Rachel ^a   Benoit, Cecilia ^a  

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EID: 33645859049     PISSN: 02754959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0275-4959(05)23005-3     Document Type: Review

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