Ganyu casual labour, famine and HIV/AIDS in rural Malawi: Causality and casualty

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-202

  Bryceson, Deborah Fahy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FAMINE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LABOR; RURAL AREA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33745070186     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X06001595     Document Type: Article

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