In our grandmother's footsteps: Perceptions of being strong in African American women with HIV/AIDS

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-206

  Shambley Ebron, Donna Z ^a   Boyle, Joyceen S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Culture; Ethnography; HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845326753     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-200607000-00003     Document Type: Article

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