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“Selective Kin”

Defining the Caregivers and Families of Children with HIV Disease

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  1. HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, 10032

    Claude Ann Mellins, Anke A. Ehrhardt & Lucile Newman

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032

    Claude Ann Mellins & Anke A. Ehrhardt

  3. Department of Community Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912

    Lucile Newman

  4. Department of Architecture, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10025

    Michael Conard

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    Loretta Sweet Jemmott R.N., Ph.D. (F.A.A.N.) (F.A.A.N.)

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Mellins, C.A., Ehrhardt, A.A., Newman, L., Conard, M. (2002). “Selective Kin”. In: O’Leary, A., Jemmott, L.S. (eds) Women and AIDS. AIDS Prevention and Mental Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47140-X_5

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