Another geography: Risks to health as perceived in a deep-rural environment in Hausaland

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-229

  Last, Murray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bori; ethno anatomy; ethno physiology; farmstead; Hausa; Muslims; Nigeria; spirits

Indexed keywords

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; ISLAM; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; NIGERIA; PERCEPTION; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 79961199044     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: 14692910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470.2011.591198     Document Type: Article

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