Sexual trafficking in the United States: A domestic problem with transnational dimensions

Social Work

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-152

  Hodge, David R ^a,b,c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human rights; Human trafficking; Sexual trafficking; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 45149090098     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: 15456846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/53.2.143     Document Type: Review

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