Protective and risk factors associated with stigma in a population of older adults living with HIV in Ontario, Canada

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1330-1339

  Emlet, Charles A ^a   Brennan, David J ^b   Brennenstuhl, Sarah ^b   Rueda, Sergio ^b,c,d   Hart, Trevor A ^c,f   Rourke, Sean B ^b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO HIV TREATMENT NETWORK   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging; Canada; HIV AIDS; older adults; stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA;

EID: 84884901355     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2013.774317     Document Type: Article

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