Relationship between HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitude among student nurses: A structural equation model

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-63

  Qu, Bo ^a   Zhang, Yang ^a   Guo, Haiqiang ^a   Sun, Gao ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KNOWLEDGE; NURSING STUDENT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 76649115613     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2009.0190     Document Type: Article

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