Stigma, HIV and health: A qualitative synthesis

Lori A Chambers; Salvador Rueda; D Nico Baker; Michael G Wilson; Rachel Deutsch; Elmira Raeifar; Sean B Rourke; The Stigma Review Team

doi:10.1186/s12889-015-2197-0

Stigma, HIV and health

A qualitative synthesis

Bibliographic Data

ID	23323009
Authors	Lori A Chambers (0000-0001-9835-607X), Salvador Rueda (0000-0002-0654-6421), Sergio Rueda, D Nico Baker, Michael G Wilson, Rachel Deutsch, Elmira Raeifar, Sean B Rourke (0000-0001-6162-7358), The Stigma Review Team
Year	2015
Volume	15
Issue	1
Publication date	2015-12-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	BMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1186/s12889-015-2197-0
Language	EN
Citations received	107
References cited	110

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