Geographical dimensions of AIDS orphanhood in sub-Saharan Africa

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-47

  Abebe, Tatek ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

AIDS orphanhood; Multiple migrations; Orphan fostering ecology; Spatiality

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE PREVALENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; ORPHAN;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 17144377825     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291950510020547     Document Type: Review

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