Illegal gold miners in French Guiana: a neglected population with poor health
Illegal gold miners in French Guiana: a neglected population with poor health
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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In French Guiana, a French overseas territory in South America, 6 to 10 thousands undocumented persons work illegally in gold mining sites in the Amazonian forest. Precarious life conditions lead to poor health but few data exist on the health status of illegal gold miners in French Guiana. The objective of this article was to describe the sociodem...
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Illegal gold miners in French Guiana: a neglected population with poor health
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_378ecbbf2084413f8dd87222c84afa9a
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_378ecbbf2084413f8dd87222c84afa9a
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1471-2458
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1471-2458
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10.1186/s12889-017-4557-4
