Role of environmental changes in the spread of malaria in Europe during the Holocene

Quaternary International

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-27

  Sallares, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE SPREAD; HOLOCENE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; MALARIA;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ANOPHELES LABRANCHIAE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 33646567814     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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