Quality of life and its determinants in people living with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Puducherry, India

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 203-207

  Mahalakshmy, T ^a   Premarajan, K C ^b   Hamide, Abdoul ^b  

^a Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

HIV related stigma; Human immunodeficiency virus; India; people living with HIV; quality of life social support WHOQOL HIV

Indexed keywords

EID: 80155145474     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.86521     Document Type: Article

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