The utility of the Purpose-in-Life Test in persons with AIDS

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-59

  Lewis, Mary Pat ^a   Erlen, Judith A ^b   Dabbs, Annette DeVito ^b   Breneman, Kim ^b   Cook, Christa ^b  

^a SUNY Delhi   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Purpose in life; Purpose in Life test

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644783815     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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