Disclosures of maternal HIV infection to seronegative children: A literature review

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 657-673

  Hawk, Skyler T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coping with parental illness; Disclosure; Family communication; Maternal HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548963805     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407507081453     Document Type: Review

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