Examining sex work from the client's perspective: Assessing johns using on-line data

Deviant Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 333-354

  Holt, Thomas J ^a   Blevins, Kristie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 34249054920     PISSN: 01639625     EISSN: 15210456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639620701233282     Document Type: Article

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