HIV-related stigma among South Asians in Toronto

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-42

  Vlassoff, Carol ^a   Ali, Firdaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention   (Canada)

Author keywords

focus group discussions; HIV; South Asians; stigma; Toronto

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ETHNICITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PSYCHOLOGY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; CANADA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ASIA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PREJUDICE; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 79951570426     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2010.523456     Document Type: Article

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