Nurses, community health workers, and home carers: Gendered human resources compensating for skewed health systems

Global Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 75-89

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Author keywords

Community health workers; Delegation; Gender; Home carers; Human resources; Nurses

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; REVIEW;

CAREER MOBILITY; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; NURSES; PREJUDICE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 42149130319     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690801892240     Document Type: Review

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