Barriers to HIV/AIDS protective Behaviour among African adolescent males in township secondary schools in Durban, South Africa

Society in Transition

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 83-100

  Tlllotson, Jonathan ^a   Maharaj, Pranitha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 85046092956     PISSN: 10289852     EISSN: 20721951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2001.10419033     Document Type: Article

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