Orphanhood and completion of compulsory school education among young people in South Africa: Findings from a national representative survey

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 173-186

  Operario, Don ^a,d   Cluver, Lucie ^a   Rees, Helen ^b   MacPhail, Catherine ^b   Pettifor, Audrey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Barnett House ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 39749098878     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2008.00555.x     Document Type: Article

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