I'm Just Glad That I'm Here: Stories of Seven African-American HIV-Affected Grandmothers

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-81

  Poindexter, Cynthia Cannon ^a   Linsk, Nathan L ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Gerontology; Grandparents; HIV

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007436370     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v32n01_05     Document Type: Article

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