The cultural context of childhood diarrhoea among Gogo infants

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 191-208

  Mabilia, M ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFANT DISEASE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MORALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; TANZANIA;

EID: 0033829231     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713650590     Document Type: Article

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