Home-based caregiving for people living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 697-705

  Mieh, Theresa M ^a   Iwelunmor, Juliet ^a   Airhihenbuwa, Collins O ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; HIV AIDS; Home based caregivers; PEN 3 model; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878465841     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0091     Document Type: Article

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