Caring for people with HIV: State policies and their dependence on women's unpaid work

Gender and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 309-319

  Makina, Anesu ^a  

^a NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Care; HIV and AIDS; Policy; Unpaid work; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349811562     PISSN: 13552074     EISSN: 13649221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552070903009684     Document Type: Article

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