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  1. Department of Sociology and Criminology, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2EE, UK

    Isabel Crowhurst

  2. Institute of Political Science, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RB, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Joyce Outshoorn

  3. Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies, P.O. Box 2947, Tøyen, 0608, Oslo, Norway

    May-Len Skilbrei

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Crowhurst, I., Outshoorn, J. & Skilbrei, ML. Introduction: Prostitution Policies in Europe. Sex Res Soc Policy 9, 187–191 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-012-0100-7

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