Children, pregnant women and the culture of malaria in two rural communities of Ghana

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-181

  Ahorlu, Collins K ^a   Koram, Kwadwo A ^b   Weiss, Mitchell G ^b  

^a University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MOSQUITO; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 34547173293     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: 14692910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470701381473     Document Type: Article

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