Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 18, Issue 35 , Pages 129-136 , May 2010

HIV criminalisation and sex work in Australia

  • Elena Jeffreys

      Affiliations

    • President, Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association, Darlinghurst NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Kane Matthews

      Affiliations

    • HIV Needs Analysis Project Officer, Scarlet Alliance, Darlinghurst NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Alina Thomas

      Affiliations

    • Project Officer, Scarlet Alliance, Darlinghurst NSW, Australia

References 

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doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(10)35496-6

Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 18, Issue 35 , Pages 129-136 , May 2010

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