Coming home to die? the association between migration and mortality in rural South Africa
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies on migration often ignore the health and social impact of migrants returning to their rural communities. Several studies have shown migrants to be particularly susceptible to HIV infection. This paper investigates whether mig...
Main Authors: | Hill Caterina, Weiner Renay, Hosegood Victoria, Welaga Paul, Herbst Kobus, Newell Marie-Louise |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-06-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/193 |
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