The geography of landmines and implications for health and disease in Africa: A political ecology approach

Africa Today

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-25

  Oppong, Joseph R ^a   Kalipeni, Ezekiel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; LANDMINE; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34347358500     PISSN: 00019887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2979/aft.2005.52.1.2     Document Type: Article

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