Parental illness, caregiving factors and psychological distress among children orphaned by acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in South Africa

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 185-198

  Cluver, Lucie ^a,b   Operario, Don ^c   Gardner, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Cape Town Child Welfare Society   (South Africa)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Care; HIV AIDS; Orphans; Psychological health

Indexed keywords

EID: 72349084790     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450120902730196     Document Type: Article

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