'Doing the right thing': The symbolic meanings and experiences of having an HIV antibody test

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 173-180

  Lupton, Deborah ^a   Mccarthy, Sophie ^b   Chapman, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; risk; sexuality; symbolic; testing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEGOTIATING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 0029065494     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(94)00317-M     Document Type: Article

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