Ebola outbreak: from the perspective of African migrants in China

Affiliations

¹ Lavinia Lin is with the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Brian J. Hall is with the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau (SAR), People's Republic of China and the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Levina Chandra is with the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau (SAR), People's Republic of China and the Health Technology Assessment Team under Australia Indonesia Partnership for Health System Strengthening, Jakarta, Indonesia. Adams B. Bodomo is with the African Studies Department, Global African Diaspora Studies (GADS) Research Platform, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Lavinia Lin et al. Am J Public Health. 2015 May.

. 2015 May;105(5):e5.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302649. Epub 2015 Mar 19.

¹ Lavinia Lin is with the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Brian J. Hall is with the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau (SAR), People's Republic of China and the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Levina Chandra is with the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau (SAR), People's Republic of China and the Health Technology Assessment Team under Australia Indonesia Partnership for Health System Strengthening, Jakarta, Indonesia. Adams B. Bodomo is with the African Studies Department, Global African Diaspora Studies (GADS) Research Platform, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

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Rothstein MA. Rothstein MA. Am J Public Health. 2015 May;105(5):e6. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302650. Epub 2015 Mar 19. Am J Public Health. 2015. PMID: 25790411 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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