The international migration and recruitment of nurses: Human rights and global justice

JAMA

Volumn 299, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1827-1829

  Gostin, Lawrence O ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MIGRATION; NOTE; NURSING CARE; NURSING PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL JUSTICE; ARTICLE; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN RIGHTS; NURSES; PERSONNEL SELECTION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 42249105562     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.15.1827     Document Type: Note

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