Helminthiasis and culture change among the cofán of ecuador

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 465-477

  Fitton, Lori J ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 245 Lord Hall ^*  (United States)

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