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To deal with the subject of “social support systems” in relation to AIDS, is — from the outset — like entering a scientific jungle. For, as one approaches it, one is faced with a broad array of highly different conceptual frameworks, methodological issues and research designs, which originate from several academic disciplines and have produced a lot of diverse, even contradictory evidence. What can be attempted in this article is only to give a brief overview of
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The definitions and hypotheses surrounding the concept of social support
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General systems of social support and their relationship to provisions of social security and welfare
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The forms and flaws of AIDS specific social support systems in West Germany.
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Satzinger, W. (1990). Social Support Systems for People Affected by AIDS. Observations from West Germany. In: Schwefel, D., Leidl, R., Rovira, J., Drummond, M.F. (eds) Economic Aspects of AIDS and HIV Infection. Health Systems Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84089-0_8
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