Care arrangements, grief and psychological problems among children orphaned by AIDS in China

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1075-1082

  Zhao, G ^a   Li, X ^b   Fang, X ^c   Zhao, J ^a   Yang, H ^d   Stanton, B ^b  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHINA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ORPHANAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, ORPHANED; CHINA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 36849063749     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701335220     Document Type: Article

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