International Nurse Migration: Lessons From the Philippines

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-46

  Brush, Barbara L ^a   Sochalski, Julie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

global health; international nursing shortage; nurse migration

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MIGRATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHILIPPINES; POLITICS; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FORECASTING; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHILIPPINES; POLITICS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 34247592881     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154407301393     Document Type: Article

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