Are child prostitutes child workers? A case study

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 29, Issue , 2009, Pages 130-140

  Montgomery, Heather ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children (age groups); Sex; Social roles; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950737217     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330910947507     Document Type: Article

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