Complementary and alternative medicine and adherence to care among HIV-positive Latino gay and bisexual men

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 601-609

  Jernewall, N ^a   Zea, María Cecilia ^a   Reisen, C A ^a   Poppen, P J ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CENTRAL AMERICA; CULTURAL FACTOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AMERICA; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; BISEXUALITY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 22144470161     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120512331314295     Document Type: Article

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