Police-Related Correlates of Client-Perpetrated Violence Among Female Sex Workers in Baltimore City, Maryland.
Objectives. To characterize interactions that female sex workers (FSWs) have with the police and explore associations with client-perpetrated violence. Methods. Baseline data were collected April 2016 to January 2017 from 250 FSWs from the Sex Workers and Police Promoting Health in Risky Environment...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 109; no. 2; pp. 289 - 296 |
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