Attitudes of Thai caregivers of children with HIV infection towards HIV disclosure

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 191-197

  Siripong, Arida ^a   Bunupuradah, Torsak ^a   Apateerapong, Wichitra ^a,c   Boonrak, Pitch ^a   Pancharoen, Chitsanu ^b   Ananworanich, Jintanat ^a,c  

^a THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c South East Asia Research Collaboration with Hawaii ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Children; Disclosure; HIV; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 37149051012     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450120701593696     Document Type: Article

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