Growing old in the era of a high prevalence of hiv/aids: The impact of aids on older men and women in kwazulu-natal, South Africa

Research on Aging

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-174

  Munthree, Chantal ^a   Maharaj, Pranitha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Multiple impacts; Older people

Indexed keywords

EID: 76249106721     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027510361829     Document Type: Article

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