Living With HIV/AIDS: A Psychosocial Perspective on Coping With Prejudice and Discrimination

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 609-626

  Molero, Fernando ^a,c   Fuster, María J ^a   Jetten, Jolanda ^b   Moriano, Juan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79952835509     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00729.x     Document Type: Article

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