Emotional support and gender in people living with HIV: Effects on psychological well-being

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 523-531

  Gordillo, Victoria ^a   Fekete, Erin M ^b   Platteau, Tom ^c   Antoni, Michael H ^b   Schneiderman, Neil ^b   Nöstlinger, Christiana ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Emotional support; Gender; HIV; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 71449085440     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-009-9222-7     Document Type: Article

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