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“I Need to Keep Me and My Mother Safe”: The Asylum Crisis at the US-Mexico Border

Elena Hill
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2021, 19 (5) 463-465; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2698
Elena Hill
Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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vol. 19 no. 5 463-465
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2698
PubMed 
34546955

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
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1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication August 25, 2020
  • Revision received January 3, 2021
  • Accepted for publication January 18, 2021
  • Published online September 13, 2021.

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  1. Elena Hill, MD, MPH⇑
  1. Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR Elena Hill Boston Medical Center 1 Boston Medical Center Place Boston, MA 02118 ehill3047{at}gmail.com

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