The circle game: Understanding physician migration patterns within Canada

Academic Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue 12 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Dauphinee, W Dale ^a,b  

^a Medical Council of Canada   (Canada)

^b Station T   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIGRATION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33750605946     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ACM.0000243341.55954.e0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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