Use of dietary supplements among people living with HIV/AIDS is associated with vulnerability to medical misinformation on the internet

AIDS Research and Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kalichman, Seth C ^a   Cherry, Chauncey ^a   White, Denise ^a   Jones, Miche'l ^a   Kalichman, Moira O ^a   Detorio, Mervi A ^b   Caliendo, Angela M ^b   Schinazi, Raymond F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary supplements; Hiv treatment; Medical misinformation; Treatment beliefs

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84855510746     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17426405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-6405-9-1     Document Type: Article

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