Sex differences in emotional and behavioral responses to HIV+ individuals' expression of distress

Psychology and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 493-511

  Bos, Arjan E R ^a   Dijker, Anton J M ^b   Koomen, Willem ^c  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AIDS; Distress; Emotion; HIV; Sex differences; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248582800     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14768320600976257     Document Type: Article

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