Prostitutes in Medical Literature: An Annotated Bibliography

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This annotated work represents the first bibliography since the AIDS epidemic began to unite scientific literature about prostitutes. The annotated entries cover works on prostitutes published in English in both major and obscure bio-medical journals between 1900 and 1990, and include literature concerning the relationship between prostitutes and AIDS. Some papers published in European and Asians languages are also included. The entries were entries were compiled from published, original papers and other types of editorial material in scientific journals, abstracts, books and chapters, doctoral dissertations, and research reports from agencies and commissions. Significant literature on the relationship between prostitution and AIDS is covered. Of the 1440 entries, 226 are from non-English language sources. This reference work should be valuable to professionals in the medical and social sciences, law enforcement, psychology, public health, anthropology, and women's studies.

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SACHI SRI KANTHA is a Research Associate for the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Kantha has published numerous articles in medical journals.