Quality of life in people living with HIV/AIDS in Lebanon

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 687-696

  Abboud, Sarah ^a   Noureddine, Samar ^a   Huijer, Huda Abu Saad ^a   Dejong, Jocelyn ^a   Mokhbat, Jacques ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

adults; HIV AIDS; Lebanon; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HIV SYMPTOM INDEX; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN RELATION; LEBANON; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIDIMENSIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE HIV; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77953705615     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903334658     Document Type: Article

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