AIDS-Related stigma and health professionals in Puerto Rico;El Estigma Relacionado al SIDA y los Profesionales de la Salud en Puerto Rico

Interamerican Journal of Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-56

  Ruiz Torres, Yamilette ^a   Cintrón Bou, Francheska N ^a   Varas Díaz, Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Health professionals; Puerto rico; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 62549108849     PISSN: 00349690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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