Infants and young children affected by HIV/AIDS

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

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 69-87

  Richter, Linda ^a   Stein, Alan ^b   Cluver, Lucie ^b   De Kadt, Julia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0306-8_6     Document Type: Chapter

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