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Part II: Multi-level Interventions/Multidisciplinarity

An ethnographic study of ‘touristic escapism’ and health vulnerability among Dominican male tourism workers

José Félix Colón BurgosCenter for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel School of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Mark PadillaGlobal and Sociocultural Studies, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USAView further author information
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Andrea NuñezGlobal and Sociocultural Studies, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USAView further author information
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Nelson Varas-DíazGlobal and Sociocultural Studies, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USAView further author information
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Armando Matiz-ReyesKimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USAView further author information
Pages 1578-1588 | Received 07 Dec 2018, Accepted 12 Jul 2019, Published online: 09 Aug 2019

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