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Herbert Abrams in China: International Social Medicine
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VICTOR W. SIDEL *
Journal of Public Health Policy (2007) 28, 165-180.
doi:10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200113
It is a pleasure to be invited to add to the warm tribute to Herb Abrams by Julius Richmond in the previous issue of the Journal of Public Health Policy. Herb, as noted in the editorial introducing this issue, was one of the original members of the Journal's Editorial Board. His extraordinary contributions to public health and to social medicine have been widely recogni...
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Herbert Abrams in China: International Social Medicine
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Disparities among the orphans of China.
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Supports for the Aged in China: A Rural-Urban Comparison.
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