Between adversity and agency: Child and youth-headed households in Namibia

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 238-248

  Ruiz Casares, Mónica ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agency; Child youth headed household; HIV AIDS; Namibia; Orphan

Indexed keywords

EID: 72349099330     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450120902730188     Document Type: Article

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