Premium sex: Factors influencing the negotiated price of unprotected sex by female sex workers in Mexico

Journal of Applied Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-90

  de la Torre, Adela ^a   Havenner, Arthur ^a   Adams, Katherine ^a   Ng, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Border health; HIV STI; Prostitution; Sex price premiums; Sex work

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955584088     PISSN: 15140326     EISSN: 16676726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1514-0326(10)60004-9     Document Type: Article

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