Young women, local authority care and selling sex: Findings from research

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1408-1424

  Coy, Maddy ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body; Commercial sex; Identity; Local authority care; Stigma; Young women

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349137044     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcm049     Document Type: Review

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