Untold Story of Wartime Children: Results of the Vietnam Health and Aging Study

Mevlude Akbulut‐Yuksel1, Zachary Zimmer2, Sujita Pandey3, Trần Khánh Toàn4
1Department of Economics, Dalhousie University, 6214 University Avenue, PO Box 15000, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada
2Mount Saint Vincent University, 166 Bedford Highway, Halifax, NS, B3M 2J6, Canada
3School of Health Administration, Dalhousie University, 5850 College St, PO Box 15000, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada

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