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. 2023 Nov 7;3(11):e0002577.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002577. eCollection 2023.

Embodied contradictions, structural power: Patient organizers in the movement for global health justice

Apoorva Gomber  1   2 , Eunice Owino  2   3 , Moses Echodu  2   4 , Anu Gomanju  2   5 , Paladie Mategeko  2   6 , Lauren Brown  2   7 , Jonathan D Shaffer  8
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Embodied contradictions, structural power: Patient organizers in the movement for global health justice

Apoorva Gomber et al. PLOS Glob Public Health. .
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I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: AG is working as associate advocacy director at the Center for Integration Science, which is the co-secretariat for the NCDI Poverty Network. She also serves on the Editorial Board for PLOS Global Public Health. JS provides mentorship to organizers at the LCN Health Justice Hub has no other competing interests. EO, ME, PM, AnG, and LB have no competing interests.

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