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Culture, Health & Sexuality
An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care
Volume 21, 2019 - Issue 4
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“People like us”: spatialised notions of health, stigma, power and subjectivity among women in street sex work

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Pages 478-494 | Received 13 Oct 2017, Accepted 14 Jun 2018, Published online: 31 Oct 2018

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