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Effects of Migration Experiences on the Health of Internal Migrants

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Population migration, including domestic and international migration, is an objective phenomenon in the process of globalization and urbanization. And the global migratory crisis also witnesses unprecedented numbers of people on the move and tremendous diversity in terms of age, gender and medical requirements (Abbas et al., 2018).

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Pan, C. (2020). Effects of Migration Experiences on the Health of Internal Migrants. In: Wang, P. (eds) The Health Status of Internal Migrants in China. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4415-6_7

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