The experience of HIV-related stigma in South Africa

Stigma, Discrimination and Living with HIV/AIDS: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Volumn 9789400763241, Issue , 2013, Pages 205-227

  Visser, Maretha ^a   Sipsma, Heather ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84933498964     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6324-1_12     Document Type: Chapter

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