Correlates of grief among older adults caring for children and grandchildren as a consequence of HIV and AIDS in South Africa

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-67

  Boon, Hermien ^a,b   Ruiter, Robert A C ^b   James, Shegs ^a   Van Den Borne, Bart ^b   Williams, Eka ^c   Reddy, Priscilla ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Horizons Population Council   (South Africa)

Author keywords

AIDS; Caregiving; HIV; Older persons; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHILD, ORPHANED; FEMALE; GRIEF; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOUTH AFRICA; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 74049152839     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264309349165     Document Type: Article

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