Named Groups

Sex Workers

People who engage in occupational sexual behavior in exchange for economic rewards or other extrinsic considerations.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

People who engage in occupational sexual behavior in exchange for economic rewards or other extrinsic considerations.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Prostitutes
  • Sex Worker
  • Prostitute
  • Sex Worker Clients
  • Client, Sex Worker
  • Clients, Sex Worker
  • Sex Worker Client
  • Worker Client, Sex
  • Worker Clients, Sex

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2012

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. M01w.776w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sex Workers. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D060386. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D060386
  2. Sex Workers. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_worker
  3. Sex Workers. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q852857