Health and Environmental Implications of Rural Female Entrepreneurship Practices in Osun State Nigeria
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عنوان ژورنال: AMBIO
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0044-7447,1654-7209
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-012-0355-5