The lived experience of UK street-based sex workers and the health consequences: An exploratory study

Health Promotion International

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 311-322

  Mellor, Rebecca ^a   Lovell, Andrew ^a,b  

^a Wirral Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

drug and alcohol use; Harm Reduction Service; sex work; social exclusion

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PROSTITUTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; SEX WORKERS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84864863536     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dar040     Document Type: Article

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