Measuring stigma in people with HIV: Psychometric assessment of the HIV stigma scale

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 518-529

  Berger, Barbara E ^a   Ferrans, Carol Estwing ^a   Lashley, Felissa R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Instrument development; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; ILLINOIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035651415     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.10011     Document Type: Article

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