Reasons for doctor migration from South Africa

South African Family Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-215

  Bezuidenhout, Mariene M ^a   Joubert, Gina ^a   Hiemstra, Louis A ^a   Struwig, Magdalena C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Doctor migration; Reasons; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BAHRAIN; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DECISION MAKING; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIGRATION; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PLACE PREFERENCE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACISM; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKING TIME; YEMEN;

EID: 70249126163     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2009.10873850     Document Type: Article

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