HIV illness meanings and collaborative healing strategies in South Africa

Social Dynamics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 126-160

  Mills, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33746365377     PISSN: 02533952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02533950508628711     Document Type: Article

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