Embodied work: Insider perspectives on the work of HIV/AIDS peer counselors

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 570-592

  Messias, Deanne K Hilfinger ^a   Moneyham, Linda ^b   Vyavaharkar, Medha ^a   Murdaugh, Carolyn ^c   Phillips, Kenneth D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; FEAR; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WORK;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COUNSELING; FEAR; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; STEREOTYPING; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 68249095466     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330902928766     Document Type: Article

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