The everyday occurrence: Violence in the lives of girls exploited through prostitution

Violence Against Woman

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1016-1043

  Nixon, Kendra ^a   Tutty, Leslie ^a   Downe, Pamela ^b   Gorkoff, Kelly ^c   Ursel, Jane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 85047686681     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107780120200800902     Document Type: Article

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