Exploring the anomalous positive relationship between AIDS and poverty in Africa

Geography Compass

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1449-1464

  Gould, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 67949089750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2009.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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