Facing the health worker crisis in developing countries: A call for global solidarity

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 426-

  Smith, Mohga Kamal ^a   Henderson Andrade, Nina ^a  

^a Oxfam House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MIGRATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS;

EID: 33744900081     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.031757     Document Type: Editorial

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