Recruiting doctors from poor countries: The great brain robbery?

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7420, 2003, Pages 926-928

  Patel, Vikram ^a,b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Sangath Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EXPERIENCE; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0142105912     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7420.926     Document Type: Review

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