Refugees and COVID-19: achieving a comprehensive public health response

Affiliations

¹ School of Behavioral Health, Department of Social Work & Social Ecology, Loma Linda University, 1898 Business Center Drive, San Bernardino, CA 92408, United States of America (USA).
² Department of Sociology and Social Services, California State University, Hayward, USA.
³ The National Clinician Scholars Program, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.

Editorial

Qais Alemi et al. Bull World Health Organ. 2020.

. 2020 Aug 1;98(8):510-510A.

doi: 10.2471/BLT.20.271080.

¹ School of Behavioral Health, Department of Social Work & Social Ecology, Loma Linda University, 1898 Business Center Drive, San Bernardino, CA 92408, United States of America (USA).
² Department of Sociology and Social Services, California State University, Hayward, USA.
³ The National Clinician Scholars Program, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.

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