Africa's orphan crisis: Two community-based models of care

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 326-329

  Kidman, R ^a   Petrow, S E ^b   Heymann, S J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Epidemiology Biostatistics and Occupational Health ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; ORPHANAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BOTSWANA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34147168216     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120600608396     Document Type: Article

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