Loneliness, social support and family function of people living with HIV/AIDS in Anhui rural area, China

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 255-258

  Sun, Y H ^a   Sun, L ^a   Wu, H Y ^a   Zhang, Z K ^a   Wang, B ^a   Yu, C ^a   Cao, H Y ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Family function; Loneliness; People living with HIV AIDS; Social support

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTABILITY, PARTNERSHIP, GROWTH, AFFECTION AND RESOLVE INDEX; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT RATE SCALE AND THE FAMILY; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES LONELINESS SCALE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 66349105448     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008348     Document Type: Article

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