Disclosing HIV diagnosis to infected children: A health care team's approach

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-16

  Salter Goldie, R ^a   King, S M ^a,c   Smith, M L ^a,c   Bitnun, A ^a,c   Brophy, J ^a   Fernandes Penney, A ^a   Lefebvre, A ^a,b,c   Louch, D ^a   Macdougall, G ^a   Moore, W ^a   Read, S E ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Disclosure; HIV

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347336465     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450120701238235     Document Type: Article

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