Syndemic suffering in soweto: Violence and inequality at the nexus of health transition in south africa

Annals of Anthropological Practice

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 300-316

  Mendenhall, Emily ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 84948973443     PISSN: 2153957X     EISSN: 21539588     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/napa.12058     Document Type: Article

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