Sex work and infection: What's law enforcement got to do with it?

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 811-840

  Gertler, Paul J ^a   Shah, Manisha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84862305996     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/661634     Document Type: Article

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