HIV: Associated transmission risks in older adults - An integrative review of the literature

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 50-59

  Savasta, Ann Marie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Late middle aged and older adults; Risk behaviors

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK; SOCIAL ASPECT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 1542611672     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1055329003252051     Document Type: Article

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