Stopping Africa's medical brain drain

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7507, 2005, Pages 2-3

  Johnson, James ^a  

^a BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INDEPENDENCE; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIGRATION; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALARY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH MANPOWER; NURSES; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 21444455227     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7507.2     Document Type: Editorial

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