Psychosocial impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on children and youth

A Generation at Risk: The Global Impact of HIV/AIDS on Orphans and Vulnerable Children

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 93-133

  Bauman, Laurie ^a   Germann, Stefan ^a  

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139164436.007     Document Type: Chapter

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