The connections of mental health problems, violent life experiences, and the social milieu of the "stroll" with the HIV risk behaviors of female street sex workers

Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 23-44

  Surratt, Hilary L ^a,b   Kurtz, Steven P ^a   Weaver, Jason C ^a   Inciardi, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Drug abuse; HIV; Sex work; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747649168     PISSN: 08907064     EISSN: 15408698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J056v17n01_03     Document Type: Article

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