A comparison of quality of life between HIV positive and negative diamond miners in South Africa

Sahara J

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 89-95

  Gow, Jeff ^a,b   George, Gavin ^b   Govender, Kaymarlin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

health related quality of life; miners; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; DIAMOND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84891651003     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2013.870066     Document Type: Article

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