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Letter to the Editor
Published online: 2024-12-13
Maritime health, safety and well-being during a pandemic: A clarion call for “place of refuge” for WHO-declared Public Health Emergency of International Concern
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Keywords: public-health emergencyPHEICplace of refugeseafarermental healthwell-beingIMOWHOILOCOVID-19pandemic
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