'We never expected this to happen': Narratives of ageing with HIV among gay men living in London, UK

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-72

  Owen, Gareth ^a   Catalan, Jose ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ageing; gay men; HIV; identities; UK

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84859148079     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2011.621449     Document Type: Article

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