Perceived Barriers to HIV Care Among HIV-Infected Women in the Deep South

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 467-477

  Moneyham, Linda ^a   McLeod, Jen ^a   Boehme, Amelia ^a   Wright, Laura ^a   Mugavero, Michael ^a   Seal, Paula ^b   Norton, Wynne E ^b   Kempf, Mirjam Colette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; AIDS; HIV; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 78149406781     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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