Current issues in care and support for HIV-positive gay men in Sydney

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 628-633

  Zablotska, I ^a   Frankland, A ^a   Imrie, J ^a   Adam, P ^a   Westacott, R ^b   Canavan, P ^c   Prestage, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AIDS Council of New South Wales   (Australia)

^c National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health care; HIV; Need for services; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEER GROUP; PHARMACY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COUNSELING; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 69949159233     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008432     Document Type: Article

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