HIV stigma: perceptions from HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients in a community dental clinic

Background. In the medical sense, stigma has been defined as the collection of negative attitudes and beliefs that are directed at people living with a particular condition or disease process. A cohort study was conducted to explore the HIV stigma that is perceived by HIV-positive individuals versus...

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Main Authors: Steven Toth, Jill A. York, Nicholas DePinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects
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Online Access:http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/JODDD/Manuscript/JODDD-10-263.pdf