The impact of perceived group support on the effectiveness of an HIV prevention intervention for African American women

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-143

  Belgrave, Faye Z ^a   Corneille, Maya ^b   Hood, Kristina ^a   Foster Woodson, Julia ^a   Fitzgerald, Angela ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; Perceived support

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950531647     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798409356686     Document Type: Article

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