African American women living with HIV/AIDS: Mental health issues

Women and Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 27-44

  Feist Price, Sonja ^a   Wright, Lynda Brown ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; African American women; Hiv AIDS; Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037534250     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v26n01_02     Document Type: Article

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