"working together to reach a goal": MSM's perceptions of dyadic HIV care for same-sex male couples

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 64, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Goldenberg, Tamar ^a   Clarke, Donato ^b   Stephenson, Rob ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Georgia Department of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyadic HIV care; HAART adherence; MSM; Same sex male relationships

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL MALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NUTRITION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEER COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; STRESS MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; YOGA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GEORGIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84886515954     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182a9014a     Document Type: Article

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