Reluctance amongst nurses and doctors to care for and treat patients with HIV/AIDS

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

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 355-359

  McCann, Terence V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THINKING;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSAL TO TREAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033057408     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540129947974     Document Type: Article

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