Medical immigration: The elephant in the room

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7620, 2007, Pages 593-595

  Winyard, Graham ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; IMMIGRATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FOREIGN WORKER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; GREAT BRITAIN; PERSONNEL SELECTION; RECORDS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 34848840295     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39330.686840.ad     Document Type: Short Survey

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