Frontier journeys. Fore experiences on the kuru patrols

Oceania

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-52

  Beasley, A N ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fore; Kuru; Medical research; Papua new guinea; Patrol

Indexed keywords

EID: 64749107779     PISSN: 00298077     EISSN: 18344461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1834-4461.2009.tb00049.x     Document Type: Article

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