Assessing children's conceptions of AIDS

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 269-281

  Kistner, Janet ^a   Eberstein, Isaac W ^a   Balthazor, Michael ^a   Castro, Rafael ^a   Foster, Kim ^a   Osborne, Mary ^a   Sly, David ^a   Quadagno, David ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; attitudes; children beliefs; intuitive theories

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PREJUDICE;

EID: 0029940774     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/21.2.269     Document Type: Article

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