Trapped in circle of threats: Violence against sex workers in Thailand

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-269

  Ratinthorn, Ameporn ^a   Meleis, Afaf ^b   Sindhu, Siriorn ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LITERATURE; PERCEPTION; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STATISTICS; THAILAND; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THAILAND; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849115872     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330902733281     Document Type: Conference Paper

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