Human trafficking: The role of the health care provider

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 462-467

  Dovydaitis, Tiffany ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN TRAFFICKING; INJURY; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STRESS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TORTURE; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MINORS; PROSTITUTION; SEX OFFENSES; WAR CRIMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955956779     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2009.12.017     Document Type: Article

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