'Everything is okay': The influence of neoliberal discourse on the reported experiences of Aboriginal people in Western Australia who are HIV-positive

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 571-584

  Newman, Christy E ^a   Bonar, Maria ^b   Greville, Heath ^c   Thompson, Sandra C ^d   Bessarab, Dawn ^d   Kippax, Susan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health; Australia; Health service delivery; Living with HIV; Neoliberal discourse

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POLITICAL SYSTEMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 35648933403     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050701496913     Document Type: Article

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