Assessing Intracultural Variability Statistically Using Data on Malaria Perceptions in Gusii, Kenya

Field Methods

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 148-160

  Nyamongo, Isaac K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

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EID: 84993728426     PISSN: 1525822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1525822X02014002002     Document Type: Article

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