Barriers to social support and support received from their families of origin among gay men with HIV/AIDS

Health and Social Work

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 198-209

  Kadushin, Goldie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Families; Gay men; HIV AIDS; Social support

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033173093     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/24.3.198     Document Type: Article

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