Hierarchies of care work in South Africa: Nurses, social workers and home-based care workers

International Labour Review

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 495-509

  Lund, Francie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HEALTH WORKER; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INCOME; SOCIAL WORK; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79955010739     PISSN: 00207780     EISSN: 1564913X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2010.00100.x     Document Type: Article

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