Alcohol and Other Drug Use, Partner Violence, and Mental Health Problems Among Female Sex Workers in Southwest China

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-73

  Zhang, Chen ^a   Li, Xiaoming ^b   Chen, Yiyun ^b   Hong, Yan ^c   Shan, Qiao ^b   Liu, Wei ^d   Zhou, Yuejiao ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d GUANGXI CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

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EID: 84891347235     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2012.757317     Document Type: Article

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