The narrative of AIDS among the Tonga of Zambia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 431-439

  Mogensen, Hanne Overgaard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

AIDS; AIDS education; Narrative; Zambian Tonga

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; SOCIETY; THINKING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0343036178     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00157-8     Document Type: Article

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