Livelihood, malaria and resilience: A case study in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania

Progress in Development Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 325-343

  Obrist, Brigit ^a,b   Mayumana, Iddy ^c   Kessy, Flora ^c  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Livelihood; Malaria; Resilience; Seasonal mobility

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; ENDEMISM; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; INNOVATION; MALARIA; PADDY FIELD; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; VULNERABILITY;

KILOMBERO VALLEY; MOROGORO [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA;

EID: 78650735794     PISSN: 14649934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146499340901000405     Document Type: Article

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