Quality of life constructs of Chinese people living with HIV/AIDS

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 210-219

  Ho, Choi Fung ^a   Twinn, Sheila ^b   Cheng, Karis K F ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese HIV infected people; Qualitative research; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77951246598     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548501003623948     Document Type: Article

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