HIV and stigma in South Africa

HIV/AIDS in South Africa 25 Years On: Psychosocial Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 105-120

  Deacon, Harriet ^a   Uys, Leana ^b   Mohlahlane, Rakgadi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 77956762687     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0306-8_8     Document Type: Chapter

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