Impact of urban agriculture on malaria vectors in Accra, Ghana
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* Corresponding author: Eveline Klinkenberg klinkenberge@kncvtbc.nl
Malaria Journal 2008, 7:151 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-151
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