Globalization and the health workforce shortage* * Some of the material is in press for an editorial in SURGERY NEWS.

Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 354-358

  Sheldon, George F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MIDWIFE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33747337950     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2006.06.012     Document Type: Editorial

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