Older People Living with HIV/AIDS (OPLWHA) in Lome{hook above}, Togo: Personal Networks and Disclosure of Serostatus

Ageing International

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 218-232

  Moore, Ami R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Disclosure; HIV AIDS; Older adults; Personal networks; Togo

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882925655     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-012-9158-z     Document Type: Article

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