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. 2011 May;8(5):e1001034.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001034. Epub 2011 May 24.

Migration and health: a framework for 21st century policy-making

Cathy Zimmerman  1 , Ligia Kiss, Mazeda Hossain
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Migration and health: a framework for 21st century policy-making

Cathy Zimmerman et al. PLoS Med. 2011 May.

Abstract

In the introductory article to a six-part PLoS Medicine series on Migration & Health, series guest editors Cathy Zimmerman, Mazeda Hossain, and Ligia Kiss outline a migratory process framework that involves five phases: pre-departure, travel, destination, interception, and return.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors served as the guest editors of the PLoS Medicine series on Migration & Health.

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Figure 1. Migration phases framework.
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