Correction to: BMC Public Health21 (Suppl 2), 408 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10448-x and BMC Public Health21 (Suppl 2), 2336 (2021).https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13725-5
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Rosado, H. Correction to: BMC Public Health 21:408 & 21:2336. BMC Public Health 24, 1554 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19053-0
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