Homelessness among a cohort of women in street-based sex work: the need for safer environment interventions
Open Access
- 12 August 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 11 (1) , 643
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-643
Abstract
Drawing on data from a community-based prospective cohort study in Vancouver, Canada, we examined the prevalence and individual, interpersonal and work environment correlates of homelessness among 252 women in street-based sex work.Keywords
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