Application of a systems approach to problem analysis of african animal trypanosomiasis in the Gambia

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 339-356

  Snow, W F ^a   Norton, G A ^a   Rawlings, P ^a  

^a International Trypanotolerance Centre Gambia   (Gambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE CONTROL; LIVESTOCK DISEASE CONTROL; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SYSTEMS APPROACH; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

GAMBIA;

EID: 0030176816     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-521X(95)00048-A     Document Type: Article

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