Migration, sexual exploitation, and women's health: A case report from a community health center

Violence Against Women

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 486-497

  Miller, Elizabeth ^a   Decker, Michele R ^b   Silverman, Jay G ^b   Raj, Anita ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; Human trafficking; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFUGEE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROSTITUTION; REFUGEES; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 34247647945     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801207301614     Document Type: Article

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