Working HIV care-givers in Botswana: Spill-over effects on work and family well-being

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-17

  Rajaraman, Divya ^a   Earle, Alison ^b   Heymann, S Jody ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Botswana; Caregiving; HIV AIDS; Home based care; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049098090     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668800701785296     Document Type: Article

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