The HIV/AIDS Epidemic, kin relations, living arrangements, and the african elderly in South Africa

Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for Furthering Research

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 117-165

  Giovanna Merli, M ^a   Palloni, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies   (United States)

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EID: 84988667318     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.17226/11708     Document Type: Chapter

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