Nurse migration from a source country perspective: Philippine country case study

Health Services Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3 II, 2007, Pages 1406-1418

  Lorenzo, Fely Marilyn E ^a   Galvez Tan, Jaime ^b   Icamina, Kriselle ^a   Javier, Lara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Health human resources development; Nursing migration; Philippines

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY STRESS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB FINDING; JOB STRESS; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRATION; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSE TRAINING; PHILIPPINES; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; NURSES; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHILIPPINES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34247898961     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2007.00716.x     Document Type: Review

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