Symptom interpretation and medication adherence among late middle-age and older HIV-infected adults

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 247-257

  Siegel, Karolynn ^a   Schrimshaw, Eric W ^a   Dean, Laura ^a  

^a Columbia School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution; Compliance adherence; Elderly; HIV AIDS; Illness representation; Symptom

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; STAVUDINE; ZALCITABINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; EXPECTANCY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOMNOLENCE; SYMPTOM; THRUSH;

EID: 0032906331     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910539900400217     Document Type: Article

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