Gender-specific correlates of sex trade among homeless and marginally housed individuals in San Francisco

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 736-740

  Weiser, Sheri D ^a,c   Dilworth, Samantha E ^a   Neilands, Torsten B ^a   Cohen, Jennifer ^b   Bangsberg, David R ^b   Riley, Elise D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; HIV; Homelessness; Sex exchange

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PROSTITUTION; SAN FRANCISCO;

EID: 33748361177     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-005-9019-0     Document Type: Article

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