Midlife and Older Gay Men Living with HIV/AIDS: The Influence of Resiliency and Psychosocial Stress Factors on Health Needs

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 346-370

  King, Shawn D ^a   Orel, Nancy ^b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gay and lesbian; HIV AIDS; older adults; psychosocial stress; resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867967285     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720.2012.721669     Document Type: Article

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