The Meaning and Use of Spirituality Among African American Women Living With HIV/AIDS

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 736-765

  Dalmida, Safiya George ^a   Holstad, Marcia McDonnell ^a   DiIorio, Colleen ^a   Laderman, Gary ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black population focus; focus groups; health behavior symptom focus; HIV AIDS; immune clinical focus; methods; qualitative methods; spirituality

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84865999021     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945912443740     Document Type: Article

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