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Understanding Intercity Mobility Patterns in Rapidly Urbanizing China, 2015–2019: Evidence from Longitudinal Poisson Gravity Modeling

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Pages 307-330 | Received 22 Nov 2021, Accepted 24 Jun 2022, Published online: 23 Aug 2022

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