Children orphaned by AIDS: A global perspective

Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-31

  Shetty, Avinash K ^a   Powell, Greg ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CAREGIVER; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONG TERM CARE; MALNUTRITION; MIGRATION; ORPHANAGE; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; POVERTY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 0038324335     PISSN: 10451870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/spid.2003.127214     Document Type: Review

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