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Patterns of health care utilization and health behaviors among street sex workers in Hong Kong

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  • Wong, William C.W.
  • Gray, Sister Ann
  • Ling, Davina C.
  • Holroyd, Eleanor A.

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  • Wong, William C.W. & Gray, Sister Ann & Ling, Davina C. & Holroyd, Eleanor A., 2006. "Patterns of health care utilization and health behaviors among street sex workers in Hong Kong," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 77(2), pages 140-148, July.
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    1. Gil, Vincent E. & Wang, Marco S. & Anderson, Allen F. & Lin, Guo Matthew & Wu, Zongjian Oliver, 1996. "Prostitutes, prostitution and STD/HIV transmission in Mainland China," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 42(1), pages 141-152, January.
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    3. Lam, Cindy L. K. & Fong, Daniel Y. T. & Lauder, Ian J. & Lam, Tai-Pong D., 2002. "The effect of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) on health service utilisation of a Chinese population," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 55(9), pages 1635-1646, November.
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