Factors influencing the emigration of physicians from Canada to the United States

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-181

  McKendry, Robert J R ^a   Wells, George A ^b,c   Dale, Paula ^a   Adams, Owen ^d   Buske, Lynda ^d   Strachan, Jill ^e   Flor, Lourdes ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Ottawa General Hospital ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d Dept of Health Care and Promotion   (Canada)

^e HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIGRATION; PHYSICIAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030064754     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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