HIV-infected African families living in Stockholm/Sweden: Their social network, level of disclosure and knowledge about HIV

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-88

  Åsander, Ann Sofie ^a   Belfrage, Erik ^b   Pehrson, Pehr Olov ^b   Lindstein, Thomas ^c   Björkman, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

African families; Disclosure; HIV; Social network; Swedish Communicable Diseases Act

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN IMMIGRANT; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; STOCKHOLM [STOCKHOLM (CNT)]; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

EID: 1642317842     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-6866.2004.00299.x     Document Type: Article

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