Management of stigma and disclosure of HIV/AIDS status in healthcare settings

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-114

  Wong, Victor ^a   Wong, Loretta ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b AIDS Concern   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Disclosure; Elderly people; Focus groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744470324     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260610661501     Document Type: Article

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