Hunger in Africa: The link between unhealthy people and unhealthy soils

Lancet

Volumn 365, Issue 9457, 2005, Pages 442-444

  Sanchez, Pedro A ^a   Swaminathan, M S ^b  

^a Center for International Forestry Research   (United States)

^b M S SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ARTICLE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUNGER; INFECTION; MALNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL FERTILITY; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 13144293069     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)70241-5     Document Type: Article

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