Risk and risk management for australian sex workers

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 386-398

  Harris, Margaret ^a   Nilan, Pam ^a   Kirby, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

against women; distress; interviews; risk; sex workers; stress; violence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MENTAL HEALTH; PREJUDICE; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79952298621     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732310385253     Document Type: Article

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