Demographic, biometric, and geographic comparison of clients of prostitutes and men in the US general population

Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 11, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Brewer, Devon D ^b   Muth, Stephen Q ^a   Potterat, John J ^a  

^a Quintus ential Solutions ^*

^b Interdisciplinary Scientific Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSTITUTION; SELF REPORT; SINGLE MAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55849086666     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15455556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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