Spiritual Well-Being and Health-Related Quality of Life Among African-American Women with HIV/AIDS

Frontiers of History in China

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 139-157

  Dalmida, Safiya George ^a   Holstad, Marcia McDonnell ^a   DiIorio, Colleen ^b   Laderman, Gary ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; AIDS; Health; HIV; Quality of life; Spirituality; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956062294     PISSN: 16733401     EISSN: 16733525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-010-9122-6     Document Type: Article

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