The changing relationships of Co-wives over time in rural southern Uganda

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-80

  Seeley, Janet ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; RURAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL HISTORY; WOMENS STATUS;

UGANDA;

EID: 84857303678     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2011.629651     Document Type: Article

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