"They're scared of it": Intergroup determinants of attitudes toward children with HIV

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2127-2148

  Greenland, Katy ^a   Maser, Barbara ^b   Prentice, Tracy ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NHS Information Authority   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035492328     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb00166.x     Document Type: Review

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