Walking or Waiting? Topologies of the Breeding Ground in Malaria Control

Science as Culture

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 86-107

  Kelly, Ann H ^a   Lezaun, Javier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dar es Salaam; doability; malaria; mosquitoes; public health; Topology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876051149     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09505431.2013.776368     Document Type: Article

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