An analysis of gender-based reversal in life expectancy in southern Africa

GeoJournal

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 541-554

  Jusrut, Poonam ^a   Kalipeni, Ezekiel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; HIV and AIDS; Life expectancy; Southern Africa; Triple burden of women

Indexed keywords

GENDER; HIV AND AIDS; LIFE EXPECTANCIES; SOUTHERN AFRICA; TRIPLE BURDEN OF WOMEN;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

SPARK PLUGS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84865439457     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-010-9357-7     Document Type: Article

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