HIV criminalisation and sex work in Australia

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 18, Issue 35, 2010, Pages 129-136

  Jeffreys, Elena ^a   Matthews, Kane ^b   Thomas, Alina ^a  

^a Scarlet Alliance   (Australia)

^b Scarlet Alliance   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Discrimination; HIV sexual transmission; Law and policy; Living with HIV; Sex workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL LAW; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIGMA; CRIME; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; INTERVIEW; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREJUDICE; TRANSMISSION;

AUSTRALIA; CRIME; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PREJUDICE; PROSTITUTION;

EID: 77953688679     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(10)35496-6     Document Type: Article

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