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Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
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Caring for AIDS-orphaned children: an exploratory study of challenges faced by carers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Pages 344-352 | Received 25 Mar 2010, Accepted 29 Jul 2010, Published online: 02 Dec 2010

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