Comparative views of the public, sex workers, businesses and residents on establishing managed zones for prostitution: Analysis of a consultation in Liverpool

Health and Place

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 603-616

  Bellis, Mark A ^a   Watson, Fay L D ^a   Hughes, Sara ^a   Cook, Penny A ^a   Downing, Jennifer ^a   Clark, Peter ^a   Thomson, Rod ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consultation; Drug use; Managed zone; Prostitution; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG USER; HEALTH POLICY; LEGISLATION; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; VIOLENCE; ZONATION;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LIVERPOOL [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947664021     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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