Men who buy sex: A survey in the Greater Vancouver regional district

Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-296

  Lowman, John ^a   Atchison, Chris ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33748545314     PISSN: 00084948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-618x.2006.tb02225.x     Document Type: Review

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