To disclose or not to disclose?: Lower class parents living with HIV/AIDS in Lomé, Togo

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 351-364

  Moore, Ami ^a   Kalanzi, Dorothy N ^b   Amey, Foster K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; HIV; Information disclosure; Togo

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849120468     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330810900194     Document Type: Article

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