Psychological morbidity among female commercial sex workers with alcohol and drug abuse

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 349-351

  Pandiyan, Kasthuri ^a   Chandrasekhar, H ^a   Madhusudhan, S ^a  

^a Victoria Hospital ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Female commercial sex workers; psychological morbidity; substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; PROSTITUTION; SMOKING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84871947294     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.104822     Document Type: Article

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