Size, composition, and strength of ties of personal social support networks among adult people living with HIV/AIDS in Henan and Beijing, China

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 911-919

  Zhang, Ting ^a   Cao, Weihua ^a   Lv, Jun ^a   Wang, Ning ^b   Reilly, Kathleen Heather ^b,c   Zhu, Qian ^d   Li, Liming ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

China; PLWHA; Social networks; Social support

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863718962     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0024-x     Document Type: Article

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