Gender differences in patterns of HIV service use in a national sample of HIV-positive Australians

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

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 547-552

  Thorpe, Rachel ^a   Grierson, Jeffrey ^a   Pitts, Marian ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discrimination; HIV AIDS; Service use; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENTIALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREJUDICE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 46749137559     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701868329     Document Type: Article

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