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How do HIV and AIDS impact the use of natural resources by poor rural populations? The case of wild animal products
Submitted: 07 December 2010 | Published: 11 January 2012
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Sarah A. Kaschula, Rhodes University, South AfricaCharles M. Shackleton, Rhodes University, South Africa
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