Understanding AIDS-related bereavement and multiple loss among long-term survivors of HIV in Ontario

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 37-52

  Leaver, C A ^a,c   Perreault, Y ^b   Demetrakopoulos, A ^b  

^a Rainbow Tribe Consulting   (Canada)

^b AIDS Bereavement Project of Ontario   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONVALESCENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; SYMPTOM; WELLBEING;

EID: 47849099561     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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