Commercial sexual practices before and after legalization in Australia

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 979-989

  Seib, Charrlotte ^a   Dunne, Michael P ^a   Fischer, Jane ^b   Najman, Jackob M ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clients; Commercial sex; Legalization; Sex workers; Sexual practices

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955663332     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-008-9458-2     Document Type: Article

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