Emotional Bonds and Social Support Exchange Between Men Living With HIV Infection and Their Mothers

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 97-107

  Uphold, Constance R ^a,b   Shehan, Constance L ^a   Bender, Joyce McDonald ^b   Bender, Bradley S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Healthcare System   (United States)

Author keywords

caregivers; HIV AIDS; social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857406564     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988311413118     Document Type: Article

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