International recruitment of health professionals

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7485, 2005, Pages 210-

  Buchan, James ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREER; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; EMPLOYMENT; EVALUATION; FOREIGN WORKER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; JOB FINDING; MIGRATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 13244278126     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7485.210     Document Type: Editorial

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