Grandmother coresidence, maternal orphans, and school enrollment in sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 813-836

  Parker, Erin M ^a   Short, Susan E ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Education; Grandmother; HIV AIDS; Living arrangements; Orphan

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749116782     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X09331921     Document Type: Article

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