Does female education prevent the spread of HIV-AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Applied Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 491-503

  Brent, Robert J ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33645552630     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500392045     Document Type: Article

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