Impacts of HIV/AIDS Stigma on Family Identity and Interactions in China

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 431-442

  Li, Li ^a   Wu, Zunyou ^b   Wu, Sheng ^a   Jia, Manhong ^c   Lieber, Eli ^a   Lu, Yao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c YUNNAN PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

China; family relations; HIV AIDS; qualitative research; stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249144545     PISSN: 10917527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1091-7527.26.4.431     Document Type: Article

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