Managing stigma in adolescent HIV: Silence, secrets and sanctioned spaces

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 267-281

  Fielden, Sarah J ^a,b   Chapman, Gwenneth E ^b   Cadell, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; HIV AIDS; Stigma; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PREJUDICE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 79251645239     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2010.525665     Document Type: Article

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