Migration, human rights, and health

Lancet

Volumn 362, Issue 9400, 2003, Pages 2019-2020

  Wolffers, Ivan ^a   Verghis, Sharuna ^b   Marin, Malu ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CARAM Secretariat   (Malaysia)

^c Action for Health Initiatives   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; JOB FINDING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRATION; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0347995106     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)15026-X     Document Type: Short Survey

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