Disability grants or antiretrovirals? A quandary for people with HIV/AIDS in South Africa

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-96

  Hardy, Chloe ^a   Richter, Marlise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Basic income grant; Legislation; Policy; Poverty; Social security

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AIDS PATIENT; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INCOME; PENSION; POLICY; POVERTY; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOUTH AFRICA; THEORY; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 33745374245     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085900609490369     Document Type: Article

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