Khat in East Africa: Taking women into or out of sex work?

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 1170-1185

  Beckerleg, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Khat; Sex work; Women

Indexed keywords

CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INSOMNIA; KENYA; MORALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UGANDA; URBAN AREA; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 45949099290     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080801914139     Document Type: Article

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