Ethnobotanical knowledge of men, women and children in rural niger: A mixedmethods approach

Ethnobotany Research and Applications

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages 235-242

  Guimbo, Iro Dan ^a   Muller, Jocelyn ^b   Larwanou, Mahamane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI   (Niger)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 83555167023     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15473465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17348/era.9.0.235-242     Document Type: Article

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