Gender and race matching preferences for HIV post-test counselling in an African-American sample

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

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-53

  Woodstock Striley, C ^a   Margavio, C ^a   Cottler, L B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SEXUAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEX;

EID: 31544438311     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120500159466     Document Type: Article

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