Coping as a mediator of the impact of sociocultural factors on health behavior among HIV-positive Latino gay men

Psychology and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-101

  Bianchi, Fernanda T ^a   Zea, Maria Cecilia ^a   Poppen, Paul J ^a   Reisen, Carol A ^a   Echeverry, John J ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Health; HIV AIDS; Latino immigrants; Sociocultural factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842325083     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440410001655340     Document Type: Article

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