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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume 27, 2015 - Issue 6
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Factors associated with establishment-based female sex workers accessing health care services in Shanghai

Rong PanDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China;Chinese Ministry of Education's Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, Shanghai, China;Hongkou District Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Hongkou District, Shanghai, ChinaView further author information
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Limin MaoCentre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Australia, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Na HeDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China;Chinese Ministry of Education's Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaView further author information
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Jing ZhangHongkou District Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Hongkou District, Shanghai, ChinaView further author information
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Kun ChenHongkou District Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Hongkou District, Shanghai, ChinaView further author information
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Cuiqin LiaoHongkou District Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Hongkou District, Shanghai, ChinaView further author information
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Xian TangHongkou District Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Hongkou District, Shanghai, ChinaView further author information
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Xiangzhen GongHongkou District Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Hongkou District, Shanghai, ChinaView further author information
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Megan BlaxlandSocial Policy Research Centre, UNSW Australia, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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John de WitCentre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Australia, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Pages 688-692 | Received 28 Sep 2014, Accepted 23 Dec 2014, Published online: 29 Jan 2015

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