Simply Not There: The Impact of International Migration of Nurses and Midwives-Perspectives from Guyana

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 392-397

  Anderson, Barbara A ^a   Isaacs, Alexander A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Guyana; midwife shortage; nursing shortage; recruitment ethics; workforce migration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GUYANA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MIDWIFE; MIGRATION; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; GUYANA; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDWIFERY; PENSIONS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34250897333     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2007.02.021     Document Type: Article

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