Gender and AIDS-related psychosocial processes: A study of perceived susceptibility, social distance, and homophobia

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 264-277

  Schieman, Scott ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DISTANCE;

EID: 0031837117     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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