HIV prevention for people with serious mental illness: A survey of mental health workers' attitudes, knowledge and practice

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 591-600

  Hughes, Elizabeth ^a,b,d   Gray, Richard ^c  

^a Centre for Clinical and Academic Workforce Innovation

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Nursing; Practice; Serious mental illness; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MANPOWER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LONDON; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 58349089773     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02227.x     Document Type: Article

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