'In an important way, I did die': Uncertainty and revival in persons living with HIV or AIDS

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-219

  Brashers, Dale E ^a   Neidig, J L ^b   Cardillo, L W ^b   Dobbs, L K ^b   Russell, J A ^b   Haas, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of Illinois ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV LONG-TERM SURVIVORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033045261     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540129948090     Document Type: Article

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