Illness disclosure and mental health among women with HIV/AIDS

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 449-464

  Comer, Lisa K ^a   Henker, Barbara ^a   Kemeny, Margaret ^a   Wyatt, Gail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; HIV AIDS; Illness disclosure; Mental health; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034310188     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1298(200011/12)10:6<449::AID-CASP577>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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