The challenge of the health worker migration crisis to health reform in the United States

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 14-16

  Harhay, Michael O ^a,c   Mesa, Nadya Meliza Munera ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Fundacion Universitaria San Martin   (Colombia)

^c PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MIGRATION; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61449240154     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160802657767     Document Type: Article

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