Nurse migration: A Canadian case study

Health Services Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3 II, 2007, Pages 1336-1353

  Little, Lisa ^a  

^a Canadian Nurses Association   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nurse migration; Nurse shortage; Nursing workforce

Indexed keywords

CANADA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIGRATION; NURSING SHORTAGE; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; COST CONTROL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; NURSES; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 34247871326     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2007.00709.x     Document Type: Review

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