Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 643

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Abattoir operations, waste generation and management in the Tamale metropolis: Case study of the Tamale slaughterhouse

J. Fearon
  • J. Fearon
  • Department of Agribusiness Management and Finance, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, University for Development Studies (UDS), Box TL 1882, Tamale, Ghana.
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S. B. Mensah
  • S. B. Mensah
  • Department of Agribusiness Management and Finance, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, University for Development Studies (UDS), Box TL 1882, Tamale, Ghana.
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V. Boateng
  • V. Boateng
  • Department of Agribusiness Management and Finance, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, University for Development Studies (UDS), Box TL 1882, Tamale, Ghana.
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  •  Accepted: 04 December 2013
  •  Published: 31 January 2014

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