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I E Ofoezie1, S O Asaolu

  • 1Institute of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
|January 1, 1997
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AfricaAfrica South Of The SaharaCase StudiesDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesDiseasesEcologyEnglish Speaking AfricaEnvironmentIncidenceMeasurementNatural ResourcesNigeriaParasitic Diseases--transmissionPopulationPopulation DynamicsResearch MethodologyResearch ReportSeasonal VariationStudiesWater SupplyWestern Africa

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