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During the three years between 1987 and 1990, the author researched prostitution on Patpong, a renowned red light district in Bangkok. Of the fifty-one female prostitutes met, the lives of eleven were followed closely while contact was maintained with as many of the others as possible.
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Odzer, C. (1998). Abortion and Prostitution in Bangkok. In: Keown, D. (eds) Buddhism and Abortion. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14178-4_3
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