The Job Satisfaction of Female Sex Workers Working in Licensed Brothels in Victoria, Australia

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 116-122

  Bilardi, Jade E ^a   Miller, Amanda ^b   Hocking, Jane S ^a   Keogh, Louise ^a   Cummings, Rosey ^b   Chen, Marcus Y ^a,b   Bradshaw, Catriona S ^b,c   Fairley, Christopher K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

HILDA survey; Job satisfaction; Licensed brothel; Sex workers; Sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FEMALE SEX WORKER; FEMALE WORKER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB SECURITY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; WORKING TIME;

EID: 78650765936     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01967.x     Document Type: Article

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