HIV disclosure among women of African descent: Associations with coping, social support, and psychological adaptation

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-158

  Simoni, Jane M ^a   Demas, Penelope ^b   Mason, Hyacinth R C ^c   Drossman, Jill A ^a   Davis, Michelle L ^a  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Coping; Disclosure; HIV AIDS; Psychological adaptation; Social support; Women

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033917324     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009508406855     Document Type: Article

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