Selling your self? The psychological impact of street sex work and factors affecting support seeking

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 492-499

  Gorry, Jo ^a   Roen, Katrina ^b   Reilly, James ^c  

^a LANCASHIRE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Psychological impact; Qualitative; Risk; Street sex work; Support seeking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955344264     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00925.x     Document Type: Article

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