Self-esteem and optimism in men and women infected with HIV

Nursing Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 262-271

  Anderson, Elizabeth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Mood disturbance; Primary and secondary appraisal; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0034267132     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-200009000-00005     Document Type: Article

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