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Cross-Cultural Studies in Health and Illness
Volume 22, 2003 - Issue 3
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"Nobody gives a damn if I live or die": Violence, drugs, and street-level prostitution in inner-city Hartford, Connecticut

Nancy Romero-Daza Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida
,
Margaret Weeks Institute for Community Research in Hartford, Connecticut
&
Merrill Singer Hispanic Health Council in Hartford, Connecticut
Pages 233-259 | Published online: 26 Oct 2010

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