HIV-related knowledge, stigma, and willingness to disclose: A mediation analysis

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 717-724

  Yang, Hongmei ^a,c   Li, X ^a   Stanton, B ^a   Fang, X ^b   Lin, D ^b   Naar King, S ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; CHINA; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; STEREOTYPING; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 33748709409     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120500303403     Document Type: Article

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