The role of social grants in mitigating the socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS in two free state communities

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 73, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 545-563

  Booysen, Frikkie ^a   Van Der Berg, Servaas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STATE ROLE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 30744463049     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2005.00038.x     Document Type: Article

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