The meaning of complementary and alternative medicine practices among people with HIV in the United States: Strategies for managing everyday life

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 481-500

  Foote Ardah, Carrie E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Control; HIV AIDS; Meaning; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038796420     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00355     Document Type: Article

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