Commentary

Migration and Mental Health: What are the Underlying Links?

Fengyu Zhang

A Comment on

Impact of Occupation and Family Burden on Psychological Adjustment in Returning Migrants. Glob Clin Transl Res, 2020.

Copyright © 2020 by Global Clinical and Translational Research

How to cite this article:

Zhang, F. Migrations and mental health: what are the underlying links? Glob Clin Transl Res. 2020;2(2):27-28.  DOI: 10.36316/gcatr.02.0027.

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