Briefing: Ebola - myths, realities, and structuralviolence

African Affairs

Volumn 114, Issue 454, 2015, Pages 136-148

  Wilkinson, Annie ^a   Leach, Melissa ^a  

^a Institute of Development Studies   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EBOLA VIRUS; EPIDEMIC; VIOLENCE; VIRAL DISEASE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84927620423     PISSN: 00019909     EISSN: 14682621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/afraf/adu080     Document Type: Article

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