Reframing applied disease stigma research: A multilevel analysis of diabetes stigma in Ghana

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 426-441

  De Graft Aikins, Ama ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biographical disruption; Diabetes handicap; Emotions; Ghana; HIV AIDS related stigma; Multifaceted multilevel intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751559339     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.892     Document Type: Article

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