Mexico's northern border conflict: collateral damage to health and human rights of vulnerable groups
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Mexico's northern border conflict: collateral damage to health and human rights of vulnerable groups.
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1020-4989
DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892012000500008