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Maintenance of rural water supplies in Zimbabwe. / Cleaver, F.
In: Waterlines, Vol. 9, No. 4, 01.04.1991, p. 23-26.

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Cleaver, F 1991, 'Maintenance of rural water supplies in Zimbabwe', Waterlines, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 23-26. https://doi.org/10.3362/0262-8104.1991.017

APA

Cleaver, F. (1991). Maintenance of rural water supplies in Zimbabwe. Waterlines, 9(4), 23-26. https://doi.org/10.3362/0262-8104.1991.017

Vancouver

Cleaver F. Maintenance of rural water supplies in Zimbabwe. Waterlines. 1991 Apr 1;9(4):23-26. doi: 10.3362/0262-8104.1991.017

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Cleaver, F. / Maintenance of rural water supplies in Zimbabwe. In: Waterlines. 1991 ; Vol. 9, No. 4. pp. 23-26.

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