Biting midges and tourism in Scotland

Managing Tourist Health and Safety in the New Millennium

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 177-196

  Blackwell, Alison ^a   Page, Stephen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84949177244     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080510798     Document Type: Chapter

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