Invisible borders: Hong Kong, China and the imperatives of public health

Public Health in Asia and the Pacific: Historical and Comparative Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 10-54

  MacPherson, Kerrie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203007563     Document Type: Chapter

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