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Control of schistosomiasis: The Puerto Rican experience 血吸虫病的控制:波多黎各的经验

Social science & medicine. Part D, Medical geography Pub Date : 1981-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-8002(81)90045-9

Kenneth C. Haddock

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引用次数: 6

Folk medicine uses of melanotic Asiatic chickens as evidence of early diffusion to the new world 民间医学使用黑色的亚洲鸡作为早期传播到新大陆的证据

Social science & medicine. Part D, Medical geography Pub Date : 1981-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-8002(81)90037-X

Carl L. Johannessen

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引用次数: 12

A prospective St Lucian folk medicine survey 前瞻性圣卢西亚民间医学调查

Social science & medicine. Part D, Medical geography Pub Date : 1981-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-8002(81)90038-1

Barbara E. Fredrich

引用次数: 1

Subjective evaluation and utilization of hospitals by low-income urban residents in Porto Alegre, Brazil 巴西阿雷格里港低收入城市居民对医院的主观评价和利用

Social science & medicine. Part D, Medical geography Pub Date : 1981-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-8002(81)90047-2

Wayne T. Enders

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引用次数: 2

Multivariate analysis of the role of school-attendance status in the introduction of variola minor into the household 学校出勤率对家庭引入未成年天花病毒的影响的多变量分析

Social science & medicine. Part D, Medical geography Pub Date : 1981-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-8002(81)90043-5

Richard L. Morrill, Juan J. Angulo

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引用次数: 3

Health priorities in Latin America and the Pan American health organization 拉丁美洲和泛美卫生组织的卫生优先事项

Social science & medicine. Part D, Medical geography Pub Date : 1981-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-8002(81)90048-4

Héctor R. Acuña

引用次数: 0

Mortality in three departments of Colombia: A preliminary assessment 哥伦比亚三个省的死亡率:初步评估

Social science & medicine. Part D, Medical geography Pub Date : 1981-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-8002(81)90039-3

Harold A. Wood

引用次数: 0

Wet season vegetable protein use among riverine tropical American cultures: A neglected adaptation? 热带美洲河流文化中雨季植物蛋白的使用:一种被忽视的适应?

Social science & medicine. Part D, Medical geography Pub Date : 1981-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-8002(81)90041-1

Paul W. Blank

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引用次数: 3

Schistosomiasis in Brazil: Preliminary results from a case study of a new focus 巴西血吸虫病:新焦点案例研究的初步结果

Social science & medicine. Part D, Medical geography Pub Date : 1981-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-8002(81)90044-7

Katherine M. Kvale

引用次数: 10

Clinical undernutrition in the Kingston/St Andrew metropolitan area: 1967–1976 金斯敦/圣安德鲁大都市区临床营养不良:1967-1976年

Social science & medicine. Part D, Medical geography Pub Date : 1981-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-8002(81)90042-3

Wilma Bailey

引用次数: 4