Sex Workers
"Sex Workers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
People who engage in occupational sexual behavior in exchange for economic rewards or other extrinsic considerations.
| Descriptor ID |
D060386
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.776
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sex Workers" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sex Workers" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sex Workers" by people in Profiles.
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Schneider JA. Sociostructural 2-mode network analysis: critical connections for HIV transmission elimination. Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Jun; 40(6):459-61.
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Leslie HH, Ahern J, Chinaglia M, Kerrigan D, Lippman SA. Social participation and drug use in a cohort of Brazilian sex workers. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2013 Jun; 67(6):491-7.
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Lippman SA, Chinaglia M, Donini AA, Diaz J, Reingold A, Kerrigan DL. Findings from Encontros: a multilevel STI/HIV intervention to increase condom use, reduce STI, and change the social environment among sex workers in Brazil. Sex Transm Dis. 2012 Mar; 39(3):209-16.