'Brain circulation': The spanish medical profession and international medical recruitment in the United Kingdom

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 363-379

  Blitz, Brad K ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; RECRUITMENT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 27744491139     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928705057279     Document Type: Article

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