A health needs assessment of street-based prostitutes: Cross-sectional survey

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-151

  Jeal, Nikki ^a   Salisbury, Chris ^b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intravenous; Prostitution; Sexually transmitted diseases; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANCER SCREENING; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GENITAL HERPES; GONORRHEA; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFESTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOSIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYPHILIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINITIS; VERRUCA VULGARIS; VIOLENCE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 3543116655     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdh124     Document Type: Review

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