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Landscapes of Disease : Malaria in Modern Greece /

Malaria existed in Greece since prehistoric times. Its prevalence fluctuated depending on climatic, socioeconomic and political changes. The book focuses on the factors that contributed to the spreading of the disease in the years between independent statehood in 1830 and the elimination of malaria...

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Autor principal: Gardikas, Katerina (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Central European University Press, 2018.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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