Including migrant populations in health impact assessments.

Bull World Health Organ

WHO Collaborating Center for Knowledge Translation and Health Technology Assessment in Health Equity, Centre for Global Health, University of Ottawa, Bruyère Research Institute, 43 Bruyère Street, Ottawa, K1N 5C8 Canada .

Published: December 2015

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