Lay constructions of HIV and complementary therapy use

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 251-264

  Pawluch, Dorothy ^a   Cain, Roy ^a   Gillett, James ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complementary therapies; Coping and health seeking behaviour; HIV AIDS; Lay constructions; Ontario (Canada)

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0034674835     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00450-5     Document Type: Article

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