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Weighing up the burden of care on caregivers of orphan children: The Amajuba District Child Health and Wellbeing Project, South Africa

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Pages 712-721 | Received 10 Sep 2010, Accepted 28 Sep 2011, Published online: 22 Nov 2011

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