A dam problem: TVA's fight against Malaria, 1926-1951

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 694-724

  Kitchens, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MALARIA; PANEL DATA; SOCIAL HISTORY; SOCIAL POLICY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881462577     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050713000582     Document Type: Article

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