Prostitution and trafficking in nine countries: An update on violence and posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Trauma Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 33-74

  Farley, Melissa ^a   Cotton, Ann ^b   Lynne, Jacqueline ^c   Zumbeck, Sybille ^d   Spiwak, Frida ^e   Reyes, Maria E ^f   Alvarez, Dinorah ^g   Sezgin, Ufuk ^h  

^a Prostitution Research and Education   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^e Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar ^*  (Colombia)

^f Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar   (Colombia)

^g SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Department of Medical Oncology   (Turkey)

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EID: 84967475510     PISSN: 15362922     EISSN: 15362930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J189v02n03_03     Document Type: Article

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