What harm? Kenyan and Ugandan perspectives on khat

African Affairs

Volumn 105, Issue 419, 2006, Pages 219-241

  Beckerleg, Susan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; POLITICAL DISCOURSE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

CATHA EDULIS;

EID: 33748041494     PISSN: 00019909     EISSN: 14682621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/afraf/adi105     Document Type: Article

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