Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 51-59 , January 2006

The Utility of the Purpose-in-Life Test in Persons With AIDS

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PII: S1055-3290(05)00311-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2005.11.005

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 51-59 , January 2006