The impact of HIV/AIDS on bahamian women: A feminist perspective

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 738-754

  Neely Smith, Shane ^a  

^a BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BAHAMAS; CAREGIVER; CHILD REARING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFESPAN; NURSE; NURSING; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIETY; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BAHAMAS; CAREGIVERS; CULTURE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0142152207     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330390227490     Document Type: Article

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