Attitudes, beliefs, and practices of nursing students concerning HIV/aids: Implications for prevention in women

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 327-342

  Zimmer, James C ^a   Thurston, Wilfreda E ^b  

^a MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS, NURSING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0032107141     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/073993398246304     Document Type: Article

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