Visa restrictions: A structural determinant of global health that must be confronted head-on.

Bain LE, Ojong SA, Sindi JK, Njei B, Omam LA, Kyobutungi C

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006178
Published: 2026
Container: PLOS global public health
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pgph.0006178,
  title = {Visa restrictions: A structural determinant of global health that must be confronted head-on.},
  author = {Bain LE and Ojong SA and Sindi JK and Njei B and Omam LA and Kyobutungi C},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS global public health},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pgph.0006178},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0006178}
}

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TI  - Visa restrictions: A structural determinant of global health that must be confronted head-on.
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AU  - Sindi JK
AU  - Njei B
AU  - Omam LA
AU  - Kyobutungi C
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS global public health
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006178
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LE, B., SA, O., JK, S., B, N., LA, O., & C, K. (2026). Visa restrictions: A structural determinant of global health that must be confronted head-on.. PLOS global public health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0006178

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