TITLE

Children Orphaned by AIDS: A New Challenge

PUB. DATE
September 2001
SOURCE
Population Reports;Fall2001, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p22
SOURCE TYPE
Academic Journal
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Reports that HIV/AIDS pandemic has dramatically increased the number of orphans.
ACCESSION #
6093279

Tags: ORPHANS;  HIV (Viruses);  AIDS (Disease)

 

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