Sex work and the public health impacts of the 2010 Olympic Games

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 301-303

  Deering, Kathleen N ^a,b   Chettiar, Jill ^b   Chan, Keith ^b   Taylor, Matthew ^c   Montaner, Julio S G ^a,b   Shannon, Kate ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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

^c HUSTLE   (Canada)

^d ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CRIMINAL LAW; DANCING; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; GAME; HOME; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SNOW SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861659575     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050235     Document Type: Article

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