Social support, stress and social network characteristics among HIV-positive latino and african american women and men who have sex with men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1149-1158

  Wohl, Amy Rock ^a   Galvan, Frank H ^b   Myers, Hector F ^c   Garland, Wendy ^a   George, Sheba ^d   Witt, Mallory ^e   Cadden, Joseph ^f   Operskalski, Eva ^f   Jordan, Wilbert ^g   Carpio, Felix ^h  

^a HIV Epidemiology Program   (United States)

^b University of Medicine and Science   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^e HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g OASIS Clinic   (United States)

^h AltaMed Health Services Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Latinos; Social networks; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79952112400     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9666-3     Document Type: Article

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