Forests, agriculture, and child health in Zaire: A household modeling approach

Forest Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-9

  Larson, Bruce A ^a   Barnes, Grenville ^d   Rogers, Glenn ^b,c   Larson, Joy Green ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Agy for Intl Development   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c US Agy for Intl Development   (Congo)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0029787083     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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