Structural ecosystems therapy for hiv+ african-american women and drug abuse relapse

Family Process

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 204-219

  Feaster, Daniel J ^a   Burns, Myron J ^b   Brincks, Ahnalee M ^a   Prado, Guillermo ^a   Mitrani, Victoria B ^c   Mauer, Megaly H ^d   Szapocznik, Jose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEVADA STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug Abuse; Ecosystems; Family; HIV AIDS; Relapse

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ECOSYSTEM; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MOTHERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954128548     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2010.01318.x     Document Type: Article

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