Uncertainty and 'technological horizon' in qualitative interviews about HIV treatment

Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 323-344

  Davis, Mark ^a   Frankis, Jamie ^b   Flowers, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gay men; HIV treatment; Innovative health technologies; Qualitative research; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCOTLAND; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 33748714538     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459306064489     Document Type: Article

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