Stress processes in HIV-positive African American mothers: Moderating effects of drug abuse history

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-116

  Burns, Myron J ^a   Feaster, Daniel J ^b   Mitrani, Victoria B ^c   Ow, Christina ^d   Szapocznik, José ^d  

^a NEVADA STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Drug abuse history; HIV AIDS; Stress process model

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADDICTION; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MOTHERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 36249014271     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615800701695131     Document Type: Article

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