Reasons for and against maternal HIV disclosure to children and perceived child reaction

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

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 876-880

  Ostrom Delaney, R ^a   Serovich, J M ^a   Lim, J Y ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Disclosure; HIV; Maternal; Reactions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 50449111019     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701767158     Document Type: Article

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