Sex worker incarceration in the People's Republic of China

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-35

  Tucker, Joseph D ^a   Ren, X ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE WORKER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL PROCEDURE; MORALITY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX ROLE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MORALS; PRISONS; PROSTITUTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL;

EID: 38849145691     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.027235     Document Type: Article

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