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June 2008, Vol 98, No. 6 | American Journal of Public Health 966
© 2008 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.133140

LETTER

ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL SUPPORT ON ADOLESCENTS WITH PARENTS WITH HIV/AIDS

Deepthi S. Varma, PhD

The author is with the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Washington University, St Louis, MO.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Deepthi S. Varma, PhD, Fogarty Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 40 N King-shighway, Suite 4, St Louis, MO 63108 (e-mail: deepthivarma@hotmail.com).

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Lee et al.’s article is significant, as HIV/AIDS has spread to epidemic proportions.1 Social support from family and friends is indeed an important contributor of a better quality of life among HIV-affected families and their adolescents.

However, I would like to highlight a few pertinent issues regarding the article. First and foremost, Lee et al. were only restating . . . [Full Text]






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