Skilled health professionals' migration and its impact on health delivery in Zimbabwe

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 667-680

  Chikanda, Abel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Brain drain; Health; Migration; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DRAIN; HEALTH CARE; MIGRATION;

EID: 33645573648     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830600610064     Document Type: Article

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