Challenges and Opportunities for HIV Prevention and Care: Insights From Focus Groups of HIV-Infected African American Men

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 3-15

  Buseh, Aaron G ^a   Stevens, Patricia E ^a   McManus, Patricia ^a   Addison, Reverend Jim ^a   Morgan, Sarah ^a   Millon Underwood, Sandra ^a  

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Author keywords

African American men; HIV prevention; HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER; COOPERATION; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COST OF ILLNESS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 33745839317     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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