Towards a sustainable theory of health-related stigma: Lessons from the HIV/AIDS literature

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 418-425

  Deacon, Harriet ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Discrimination; HIV AIDS; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751568489     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.900     Document Type: Article

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