10 best resources on ... health workers in developing countries

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 479-482

  Grépin, Karen A ^a   Savedoff, William D ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Social Insight   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Health workers; Labour requirements; Migration; Provider incentives

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; TRADE UNION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; MOTIVATION;

EID: 70350461968     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czp038     Document Type: Review

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