Students and sex work in the UK: providers and purchasers

Sex Education

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 349-363

  Roberts, Ron ^a   Jones, Amy ^a   Sanders, Teela ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

higher education; sex work; sexual consumption; students; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876111562     PISSN: 14681811     EISSN: 14720825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681811.2012.744304     Document Type: Article

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