Geomedicine in Kenya

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 577-591

  Davies, T C ^a  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHEMISTRY ROLE; GEOMEDICAL RESEARCH;

KENYA;

EID: 0030391287     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(97)00020-1     Document Type: Article

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