Barriers to disclosure to children with HIV

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 285-287

  Kouyoumdjian, Fiona G ^a,d   Meyers, Tammy ^b   Mtshizana, Sylvia ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SKILL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL WORKER; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SOUTH AFRICA; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 27144545365     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmi014     Document Type: Article

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