Stigma and ostracism associated with HIV/AIDS: Children carrying the secret of their mothers' HIV + serostatus

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 191-202

  Murphy, Debra A ^a   Roberts, Kathleen J ^a   Hoffman, Dannie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; HIV; Maternal disclosure; Qualitative study; Stigmatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 3943073379     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015177609382     Document Type: Article

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