Midlife women with HIV: Health, social, and economic factors shaping their futures

Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-58

  Keigher, Sharon M ^a   Stevens, Patricia E ^a   Plach, Sandra K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; HIV AIDS; Income security; Midlife women; Older women; Qualitative research; Social support

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS HEALTH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 4444382568     PISSN: 15381501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J187v03n01_05     Document Type: Article

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