HIV pandemic, medical brain drain, and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 345-366

  Bhargava, Alok ^a   Docquier, Frédéric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BRAIN DRAIN; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMIGRATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 47049103563     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: 1564698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhn005     Document Type: Article

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