How central are clients in sexual networks created by commercial sex?

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Hsieh, Chih Sheng ^a   Kovářík, Jaromír ^b,c   Logan, Trevon ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRANSMISSION;

HUMANS; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 84947966756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep07540     Document Type: Article

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