EXISTENTIAL issues and coping: A qualitative study of low-income women with HIV

Psychology and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-113

  Mayers, Aviva M ^a   Naples, Nancy A ^b   Nilsen, Randi Dyblie ^c  

^a WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Existential issues; Qualitative; Women with HIV

Indexed keywords

EID: 11944250505     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440410001722949     Document Type: Article

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