Algunas aproximaciones al manejo de la salud entre los habitantes del litoral pacifico nariñense - el caso de las recolectoras de conchas de Tumaco, Colombia
Author: Melo Pinzón, Gladys
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Malaria has long been an endemic disease among several human populations inhabiting the pacific coast of Colombia. In this particular study we have chosen the area of Tumaco, a coastal town in southern Colombia where social conditions, type of jobs, social organization and the environment all relate to explain the expansion of this tropical disease, as well as colera