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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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