It's about bang for your buck, bro: Singaporean men's online conversations about sex in Batam, Indonesia

Asian Studies Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-97

  Williams, Sophie ^a   Lyons, Lenore ^a   Ford, Michele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 77950759204     PISSN: 10357823     EISSN: 14678403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10357820701870767     Document Type: Article

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