Trypanosomiasis control in african history: An evaded issue?

The Journal of African History

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 59-80

  Giblin, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIAL RULE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TSETSE FLY;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0025224721     PISSN: 00218537     EISSN: 14695138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021853700024786     Document Type: Article

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