Psychosocial impact of serological diagnosis of herpes simplex virus type 2: A qualitative assessment

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 280-285

  Melville, Jennifer ^a   Sniffen, S ^a   Crosby, R ^b   Salazar, L ^b   Whittington, W ^c   Dithmer Schreck, D ^c   DiClemente, R ^b   Wald, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENIAL; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEAR; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; GUILT; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIROLOGY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ANXIETY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0041386268     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.79.4.280     Document Type: Article

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