Effects of stigmatization on gay men living with HIV/AIDS in a Central-Eastern European context: A qualitative analysis from Hungary

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-34

  Takacs J ^a   Kelly, J A ^b   Ptoth T ^a   Mocsonaki, L ^c   Amirkhanian, Y A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c Hatter Society for LGBT People   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Central Eastern Europe; Gay men; HIV AIDS; Homophobia; Hungary; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879794706     PISSN: 18689884     EISSN: 15536610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13178-012-0102-5     Document Type: Article

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