Methodological considerations in surveying Latina AIDS caregivers: Issues in sampling and measurement

Social Work Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 233-246

  Land, Helen ^a   Hudson, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Caregivers; Cultural issues; HIV AIDS; Latinas; Measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006512491     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/21.4.233     Document Type: Review

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