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Ugandan HIV/AIDS orphans in charge of their households speak out: A study of their health-related worries

F. Satzinger Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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W. Kipp School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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T. Rubaale Health Department, Kabarole District, Fort Portal, Uganda
Pages 420-431 | Received 13 Aug 2008, Published online: 20 Oct 2009

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