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Global Public Health
An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice
Volume 17, 2022 - Issue 12
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Editorial

Making global health ‘work’: Frontline workers’ labour in research and interventions

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Pages 4077-4086 | Received 05 Oct 2022, Accepted 10 Oct 2022, Published online: 02 Nov 2022

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