The sociocultural aspects of HIV/AIDS in South Africa

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

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 13-25

  Leclerc Madlala, Suzanne ^a   Simbayi, Leickness C ^b   Cloete, Allanise ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0306-8_2     Document Type: Chapter

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