HIV-Infected Sub-Saharan Migrants in Switzerland: Advancing Cross-Cultural Health Assessment

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 357-367

  Bischofberger, Iren ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

cross cultural health assessment; HIV; sub Saharan African migrants; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STEREOTYPING; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 50349097799     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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