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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume 25, 2013 - Issue 11
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Caregiving responsibilities and burden among older people by HIV status and other determinants in Uganda

Joseph MugishaMRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda;London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Francien ScholtenMRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda
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Sebastian OwillaMRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda
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Nirmala NaidooDepartment of Health Statistics and Information Systems, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Janet SeeleyMRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda;London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK;School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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Somnath ChatterjiDepartment of Health Statistics and Information Systems, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Paul KowalDepartment of Health Statistics and Information Systems, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Ties BoermaDepartment of Health Statistics and Information Systems, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Pages 1341-1348 | Received 06 Jul 2012, Accepted 09 Jan 2013, Published online: 11 Feb 2013

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