AIDS Orphanages in China: Reality and Challenges

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 297-303

  Zhao, Qun ^a   Li, Xiaoming ^a   Kaljee, Linda M ^a   Fang, Xiaoyi ^b   Stanton, Bonita ^a   Zhang, Liying ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; CHILD; CHINA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORPHANAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL WORKER ATTITUDE; STIGMA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, ORPHANED; CHINA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; ORPHANAGES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 64849085426     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2008.0190     Document Type: Article

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