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Culture, Health & Sexuality
An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care
Volume 14, 2012 - Issue 9
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Joining and leaving sex work: experiences of women in Kigali, Rwanda

Marie Chantal Ingabire Project Ubuzima, Kigali, RwandaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kirstin Mitchell Department of Social and Environmental Health Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Nienke Veldhuijzen Department of Global Health, Academic Medical Centre of the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Marie Michelle Umulisa Project Ubuzima, Kigali, Rwanda
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Jeanine Nyinawabega Project Ubuzima, Kigali, Rwanda
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Evelyne Kestelyn Project Ubuzima, Kigali, Rwanda; Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Minouk Van Steijn Department of Global Health, Academic Medical Centre of the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Janneke Van De Wijgert Project Ubuzima, Kigali, Rwanda; Department of Global Health, Academic Medical Centre of the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Robert Pool Centre for Social Science and Global Health, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Pages 1037-1047 | Received 17 Feb 2012, Accepted 15 Jul 2012, Published online: 31 Aug 2012

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