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Living Conditions, Access to Healthcare Services, and Occupational Health and Safety Conditions of Migrant Seasonal Agricultural Workers in the Çukurova Region

Dilek ÖztaşDepartment of Public Health, Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TurkeyView further author information
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Burak KurtDepartment of Public Health, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ayşegül KoçDepartment of Internal Medicine Nursing, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara, TurkeyView further author information
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Muhsin AkbabaDepartment of Public Health, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, TurkeyView further author information
Pages 262-269 | Published online: 26 Jul 2018

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