AIDS orphan tourism: A threat to young children in residential care

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 217-229

  Richter, Linda M ^a   Normanb, Amy ^b  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS; Attachment; Orphan; Orphanage; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957242021     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 1745013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2010.487124     Document Type: Review

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