HIV knowledge and attitudes among providers in aging: Results from a national survey

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 539-545

  Hughes, Anne K ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; DEMENTIA; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RISK FACTOR;

AGING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052018367     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: 15577449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2011.0026     Document Type: Article

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