Recent concerns about the environment in Bangladesh

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-120

  Gregory, Neville G ^a   Biswas, Paritosh K ^b   Chowdhury, Shafique H ^c  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Chittagong Government Veterinary College   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Flooding; Mangrove; Poultry; Public health; Shrimp farming; Tanneries

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955605632     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000010791745367     Document Type: Article

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