Knowledge and attitude of nurses caring for patients with HIV/AIDS in Uganda

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 92-99

  Walusimbi, Mariam ^a   Okonsky, Jennifer G ^b  

^a MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDWIFE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UGANDA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING; UGANDA;

EID: 2442583016     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.02.005     Document Type: Article

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