Change in perceived barriers and facilitators to treatment among women with HIV/AIDS as a function of psychosocial service utilization

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 381-390

  Brown, Vivian B ^a   Smereck, Geoffrey A D ^b   German, Victor ^c   Hughes, Chi ^a   Melchior, Lisa A ^d   Huba, G J ^d  

^a Prototypes   (United States)

^b Well Being Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d THE MEASUREMENT GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0033929125     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/108729100413248     Document Type: Article

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