Like a prayer: The role of spirituality and religion for people living with HIV in the UK

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 413-428

  Ridge, Damien ^a,b   Williams, Ian ^c   Anderson, Jane ^d   Elford, Jonathan ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black Africans; Gay men; HIV; Prayer; Religion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 42549096409     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.01062.x     Document Type: Article

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