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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Who is the vulnerable child? Using survey data to identify children at risk in the era of HIV and AIDS

Priscilla Atwani Akwara Statistics & Monitoring Section, UNICEF, 3 UN Plaza, New York, NY, 10017, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Behzad Noubary HIV/AIDS Section, UNICEF, 3 UN Plaza, New York, NY, 10017, USA
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Patricia Lim Ah Ken HIV/AIDS Section, UNICEF, 3 UN Plaza, New York, NY, 10017, USA
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Kiersten Johnson ICF Macro, Calverton, MD, USA
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Rachel Yates HIV/AIDS Section, UNICEF, 3 UN Plaza, New York, NY, 10017, USA
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William Winfrey Futures Institute, CT, USA
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Upjeet Kaur Chandan Consultant, New York, USA
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Doreen Mulenga UNICEF, Gaborone, Botswana
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Jimmy Kolker HIV/AIDS Section, UNICEF, 3 UN Plaza, New York, NY, 10017, USA
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Chewe Luo HIV/AIDS Section, UNICEF, 3 UN Plaza, New York, NY, 10017, USA
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Pages 1066-1085 | Received 14 Feb 2010, Published online: 06 Sep 2010

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