The dynamical behaviours of diseases in Africa

Handbook of Systems and Complexity in Health

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 595-623

  Garira, Winston ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

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EID: 85027118833     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4998-0_35     Document Type: Chapter

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