Coping in an HIV/AIDS-dominated context: Teachers promoting resilience in schools

Health Education Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 596-613

  Ebersöhn, Liesel ^a   Ferreira, Ronél ^b  

^a Unit for Education Research in AIDS   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; TRUST; UNIVERSITY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; FACULTY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; TRUST;

EID: 79960796884     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyr016     Document Type: Article

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