Are women a different group of HIV-infected individuals?

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-183

  Carvalhal, Adriana ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MENTAL STRESS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77955925391     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-010-0167-1     Document Type: Editorial

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