Rural nursing students' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about HIV/AIDS: A research brief

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 70-73

  Earl, Catherine E ^a,b   Penney, Pamela Jayne ^c  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Attitudes; HIV AIDS; Rural nursing students

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; RURAL POPULATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EDUCATION, NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 0141941609     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1055329003252877     Document Type: Article

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