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Overcoming barriers to health-care access: A qualitative study among African migrants in Guangzhou, China

Lavinia LinDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Katherine B. BrownCollege of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Brian J. HallDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau (SAR), People's Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Fan YuDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USAView further author information
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Jingqi YangDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USAView further author information
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Jason WangDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USAView further author information
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Joshua M. SchrockDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USAView further author information
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Adams B. BodomoAfrican Studies Department, Global African Diaspora Studies (GADS) Research Platform, University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaView further author information
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Ligang YangGuangdong Provincial Center for Skin Diseases and STD Control, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Bin YangGuangdong Provincial Center for Skin Diseases and STD Control, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Eric J. NehlDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USAView further author information
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Joseph D. TuckerUNC Project-China, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Frank Y. WongDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USAView further author information
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Pages 1135-1147 | Received 02 May 2014, Accepted 30 Jun 2015, Published online: 23 Sep 2015

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