Finding meaning: African American injection drug users' interpretations of testing HIV-positive

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

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 130-138

  Valle, M ^a,c   Levy, J ^b  

^a Northern IL University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SEXUAL HEALTH; SNOWBALL SAMPLE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 39349093401     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701459665     Document Type: Article

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