The Water Culture Beliefs of Embera Communities and Maternal and Child Health in the Republic of Panama
Water has cultural and spiritual values to indigenous people. These beliefs expose them to unsafe water sources and make them vulnerable to waterborne diseases. This background is not taken into account when countries write their water legislations, therefor imposing a management of water not readil...
Main Author: | Forero, Ilenia Anneth |
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Format: | Others |
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Scholar Commons
2013
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Online Access: | http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4673 http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5870&context=etd |
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