Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington and Africa, 1959-1976
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Traditional medicine, Vol. II, 1976–1981. An annotated bibliography of Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0034-7329
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-73292003000100019