Psychosocial correlates of quality of life in patients with HIV infection

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 296-298

  Grassi, Luigi ^a   Sighinolfi, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0029910890     PISSN: 08935068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.1996.10.296     Document Type: Article

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