Male self-disclosure of HIV-positive serostatus to sex partners: A review of the literature

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 33-47

  Sullivan, Kathleen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Interpersonal relations; Male; Self disclosure; Seropositivity; Sexual partners

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644760757     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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