African American women, AIDS, and resiliency

Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 49-57

  Weinberg, Beth A ^a   Simoni, Jane M ^b  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Women; Women of color

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; WOMENS HEALTH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3242813611     PISSN: 15381501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J187v02n03_05     Document Type: Article

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