Stigmatization of newly emerging infectious diseases: AIDS and SARS

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 561-567

  Des Jarlais, Don C ^a   Galea, Sandro ^b   Tracy, Melissa ^b   Tross, Susan ^a   Vlahov, David ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STIGMA; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 33644618995     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.054742     Document Type: Article

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