Caribbean nurses migrating to the UK: A gender-focused literature review

International Nursing Review

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-290

  Jones, A D ^a   Bifulco, A ^b   Gabe, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Lifespan Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Developing countries; Gender; Immigration; International Issues; Nurses; Recruitment; United kingdom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIGRATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARIBBEAN REGION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; GENDER IDENTITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NURSE'S ROLE; PREJUDICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 68949104013     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2009.00734.x     Document Type: Article

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