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Illegal Private Clinics: Ideal Health Services Choices among Rural–Urban Migrants in China?

Yan LiSchool of Arts and Humanities, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United KingdomCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
Pages 473-480 | Received 30 Nov 2012, Accepted 04 Dec 2013, Published online: 28 Jul 2014

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