Violence in the Massage Parlor Industry: Experiences of Canadian-Born and Immigrant Women

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 262-284

  Bungay, Vicky ^a   Halpin, Michael ^a   Halpin, Peter F ^b   Johnston, Caitlin ^c   Patrick, David M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

^d BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDUSTRY; INTERVIEW; MASSAGE; MIGRATION; PERCEPTION; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ASIA; CANADA; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MASSAGE; PERCEPTION; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857305172     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2011.603868     Document Type: Article

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