Trading off income and health?: AIDS and the disability grant in South Africa

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-19

  Nattrass, Nicoli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; INCOME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TRADE-OFF; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELFARE PROVISION;

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

EID: 33646707254     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279405009293     Document Type: Article

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