Mining, sex work and STIs: why force a connection?


Autoria(s): Scott, John; Minichiello, Victor
Data(s)

08/08/2012

Resumo

Can the mining boom be blamed for the rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in some states? The Australian Medical Association thinks so, with its Queensland president Dr Richard Kidd attributing rising rates of gonorrhoea, syphilis and chlamydia in Queensland and Western Australia to bored and cashed-up miners.

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/79077/

Publicador

The Conversation Media Trust

Relação

http://theconversation.edu.au/mining-sex-work-and-stis-why-force-a-connection-7707

Scott, John & Minichiello, Victor (2012) Mining, sex work and STIs: why force a connection? The Conversation.

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Creative Commons

Fonte

Faculty of Law; School of Justice

Tipo

Journal Article